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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ethan forget to do when he is talking to his canned goods?
(a) Open the doors.
(b) Price the produce.
(c) Sign for the shipment.
(d) Turn on the register.

2. Who is sponsoring the contest Ethan's children are signing up for?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Vanderbilt Oil.
(c) Baker's Bank.
(d) Hearst Papers.

3. What was Ethan's home town built on its wealth of?
(a) Corn and wheat.
(b) Whale oil.
(c) Coal.
(d) Perseverance.

4. What does Ethan do when he can't get to sleep at the beginning of the book?
(a) Go for a walk.
(b) Watch the television.
(c) Draw.
(d) Read a book.

5. How much money does Marullo give Ethan when he offers to let him take a vacation?
(a) $70.
(b) $60.
(c) $40.
(d) $50.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month does Part Two start in?

2. Why does Ethan talk to everybody he sees while sweeping the sidewalk?

3. Whose advice caused Ethan's family to lose their property?

4. What does Ethan do to make people think he will be in the bathroom?

5. What does Margie NOT do while she is at Ethan's house for dinner?

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