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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the boys know whose car they are looking at in the water?
(a) They can see the dead man's face.
(b) The dead man's wallet is in the weeds by the shore.
(c) It has a distinctive color and shape.
(d) They can see the license plate.

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

3. Whose sister rides by on a bike and insults the boys after they leave Mrs. Willens's house?
(a) Bud's.
(b) Cece's.
(c) Jimmy's.
(d) Mrs. Willens's.

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

5. Why does it bother Cece when his mother gives him money?
(a) He knows how hard it is for her to save any money.
(b) He is sure that she has stolen it from his father.
(c) He thinks she does it out of shame.
(d) He thinks that she does it to get rid of him for a while.

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

7. What job does Cece take over for his mother when he gets home?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Mopping the floor.
(c) Laundry.
(d) Holding the baby.

8. Why is Colonel Box so cool and disinterested toward Jimmy?
(a) Jimmy is well-known as a troublemaker.
(b) Jimmy did not keep the secret that Colonel Box trusted him with.
(c) Colonel Box disapproves of Jimmy's parents' marriage.
(d) Colonel Box has the same last name but they are not actually related.

9. What strange thing does Cece's father do when he is in a violent mood?
(a) Snarls like a dog.
(b) Hoots like a monkey.
(c) Throws the Bible on the floor.
(d) Takes his shoes and socks off.

10. What does Jimmy get embarrassed by as they walk downtown?
(a) His ill-fitting and worn clothing.
(b) The attention he gets from older girls.
(c) Hearing people whispering about his father.
(d) His mother working in a shop window.

11. Where does Mrs. Quinn say she thinks her husband goes after he visits her?
(a) Back to work.
(b) To his sister's house.
(c) To pick up other women.
(d) To the Duke of Cumberland.

12. How long has the doctor predicted Mrs. Quinn will live?
(a) Until sometime in the upcoming winter.
(b) To the end of spring.
(c) To the end of fall.
(d) Until sometime in the upcoming summer.

13. Besides his cooking skills, what else does Cece not tell the other boys about?
(a) His girlfriend.
(b) His father's drinking.
(c) His mother's illness.
(d) His hiding place.

14. What caused Jimmy's father's disability?
(a) Polio.
(b) A car crash.
(c) He was born with it.
(d) An accident at work.

15. What is the Willens house known for?
(a) Its unusual roof.
(b) Its flowers.
(c) Its bright color.
(d) Its size.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the boys think Jutland is named after?

2. When the boys tell Captain Tervitt what they discovered, why does he not take them to make a police report?

3. Enid dislikes "this body that she had to wash and powder and placate" (38). In this context, what does "placate" mean?

4. To what animal's teeth does Enid compare Mrs. Quinn's teeth?

5. What do the attentions of the creamery manager at the Town Hall dance tell the reader about Enid?

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