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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the boys figure out how to play billiards when they find a billiard table?
(a) They've watched it on television
(b) They don't
(c) An uncle shows them
(d) They've been taught by pool sharks

2. Hhow many rooms are there in Francisco's childhood home?
(a) Two
(b) Four
(c) One
(d) Three

3. What does Herr Raabe want to train Cesario to be?
(a) A ship's mate
(b) A bookkeeper
(c) A trader
(d) A radio operator

4. What does Mama Wewe put in Cesario's hand before he's buried?
(a) A watch
(b) A flashlight
(c) A silver ring
(d) A gold coin

5. What do members of the family think about the president's speech?
(a) They believe he's on the right track
(b) They are angry and upset
(c) They don't really listen
(d) They are worried that their lives will soon change

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days pass during which the professor could not come to shore because of bad weather?

2. What color are the shutters on the house where Mama Wewe is staying?

3. What scene was depicted on the rattan mat in the bar where Uncle Procopio stopped for a drink?

4. What is the answer to one of Francisco's favorite riddles about "girls in a castle clothed in yellow?"

5. What is the question the family wants answered before Mama Wewe dies?

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