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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Introduction and "Jutland" Pages 3-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of business do the boys talk about setting up?
(a) Boat building.
(b) Gold mining.
(c) Muskrat trapping.
(d) Cattle ranching.

2. What is the "Death Trap" (7)?
(a) A dam.
(b) A bridge.
(c) A sinkhole.
(d) A ruined mill.

3. What do the men in town call the boys when they are in a good mood and want to seem friendly?
(a) Lads.
(b) Young fellows.
(c) Sirs.
(d) Boys.

4. What word does the narrator suggest describes the way "many adult faces" look to children (7)?
(a) Grotesque.
(b) Cartoonish.
(c) Intimidating.
(d) Disinterested.

5. What is implied when the boys kick and stomp the sand?
(a) They are trying to hide their own tracks.
(b) They are trying to put out the beginning of a wildfire.
(c) They are trying to kick sand in each other's faces.
(d) They are trying to destroy any turtle nests that might be there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the overgrown plant life sometimes cause to happen at Jutland?

2. Who is with Cece Ferns at the river in the narrative present?

3. When do the boys plan to go to the police?

4. How do the boys know whose car they are looking at in the water?

5. What did Cece Ferns and Ralph Diller find near the river the previous year?

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