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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 In a Stranger's Backyard.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often does the girl's father write letters to the family?
(a) Bi-weekly.
(b) Daily.
(c) Monthly.
(d) Weekly.

2. What is scattered all over the house?
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Grass clippings.
(c) Broken glass.
(d) Dust balls.

3. Why is the family afraid to sleep in the house?
(a) They think someone will come to harm them.
(b) There is no privacy as all the drapes have been stolen.
(c) They have heard about a rash of burglaries in the area.
(d) The locks on the doors are all gone.

4. What happened to the money from the house rental?
(a) There was never any rent money.
(b) It is in an envelope in a cupboard.
(c) The lawyer took it.
(d) It is in a bank account.

5. Sometimes the boy thinks he is dreaming and will wake up to see his father ____________________.
(a) cooking breakfast.
(b) washing the car.
(c) reading the newspaper.
(d) mowing the lawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Japanese Emperor?

2. Who was the boy's next door friend back home?

3. Why can the girl not eat the oranges on the train?

4. The girl has a collection of __________________ from her father.

5. Who took the boy's father away in the middle of the night?

(see the answer key)

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