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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. Who is the only one of his friends who writes to the boy?
(a) Jimmie.
(b) Ted.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Debbie.

2. What does the mother recall that she had been too tired to get the father the night he was taken away?
(a) A sandwich.
(b) A drink of water.
(c) A glass of wine.
(d) A beer.

3. How many of the camp's residents freeze to death in the sub-zero weather?
(a) 1.
(b) 22.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

4. Why does the family hardly recognize the father when they see him?
(a) He has a very short haircut.
(b) He has scars from many beatings.
(c) He is stooped over.
(d) He is old and frail.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The boy and girl are both determined to ___________________________.

2. Why does the mother look for a job?

3. For how many days after his father's arrest did the family have no information about where he was?

4. The woman's husband had first been taken to Montana and then to ________________.

5. Who is the mother's former housekeeper who is also at the camp?

(see the answer key)

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