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Runner Quiz

Robert Newton

This Study Guide consists of approximately 78 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Runner.

Runner by Robert Newton

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+Chapters Summary and Analysis

Chapters One and Two

Chapters Three and Four

Chapters Five - Seven

Chapters Eight and Nine

Chapters Ten and Eleven

Chapters Twelve and Thirteen

Chapters Fourteen and Fifteen

Chapters Sixteen - Eighteen

Chapters Nineteen and Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapters Twenty-Two and Twenty-Three; Author’s Note

Symbols and Symbolism

Themes and Motifs

Styles

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Questions 1-5 of 30:

1.

Why is Charlie’s father no longer part of the family? (from Chapters One and Two)

He died.

He divorced Charlie's mom.

He went to prison.

He went missing in the war.

2.

What is the most likely reason that Charlie loses interest in boxing? (from Chapters Fourteen and Fifteen)

Alice has said she does not like it.

He wants to focus his energy on playing football.

Ma has said she does not like it.

He finds the training too hard.

3.

Why does Ma reject the food offered by the young neighbor? (from Chapters Three and Four)

The food is basically table scraps, and Ma says she and her family already have plans for their evening meal.

She does not like the neighbor's mother.

The food is basically table scraps, and Ma says she and her family are worth more than that.

She knows the neighbors cannot really spare it.

4.

What disease killed Charlie’s father? (from Chapters Three and Four)

Heart disease.

Cancer.

The Spanish Flu.

The German Measles.

5.

Why does Charlie not want to see Mr. and Mrs. Heath? (from Chapters Sixteen - Eighteen)

He does not want to tell any more lies about what happened to him and Nostrils that night.

He is afraid they will be angry with him.

He does not want to see their faces when he tells them the truth about what happened to him and Nostrils that night.

He is afraid they will stop him from seeing Nostrils.

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