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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tale 3, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Adam's mother think when Adam tells her his discovery?
(a) He is lying.
(b) He is brilliant.
(c) He's been in the heat too long.
(d) He does not know what he is talking about.

2. What do Leland and Lenora throw at Polly?
(a) Feathers.
(b) Mud.
(c) Sand.
(d) Insults.

3. From what point of view is this tale written?
(a) First.
(b) None.
(c) Second.
(d) Third.

4. What does Adam doubt about Uncle Poot?
(a) That he will arrive this time since he did not last time.
(b) That he can actually dowse for water.
(c) That he can build a better dam than Adam.
(d) That he really knows anything about engineering.

5. Why does Adam have to go down to the river regularly?
(a) To fish for his family's meals.
(b) To work on a dam he is building to divert water to the fields.
(c) To collect river rocks to build a pool.
(d) To haul water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adam promise his mother to do?

2. What trait do Leland and Lenora have that is better than anyone else?

3. Who is Sam Waxman?

4. What does Adam finally decide to do about the situation at home?

5. What happens to the fields by that night?

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