Children of the Dust by Louise Lawrence

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Children of the Dust by Louise Lawrence
(Part three of this novel: Simon)

This quiz will help you to study the quotes in Children of the Dust for end of year exams.
Helpful for Form 5 and form 7.

Question 1: What quote does not have a capital in the wrong place?

	"As it was in the beginning, is now, and Ever shall be," Simon Murmured.
	"As it was in the beginning, Is now, and ever shall be," Simon murmured.
	"As it was in the Beginning, is now, And ever shall be," Simon murmured.
	"As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be," Simon murmured.

Question 2: What quote does not have a word missing?

	"Weapons are evil!" she said. "They are tools of the holocaust! There was a sound of thunder, and fire. Dust fell on the earth, and darkness followed, and a great cold. All manner of creatures were destroyed. But the evil was gone. And the perpetrators of evil were gone. Gone for ever, Lilith said. But you've brought it back! You are the evil ones!"
	"Weapons are evil!" she said. "They are tools of the holocaust! There was a sound of thunder, and fire. Dust fell on the earth, and the darkness followed, and a great cold. All manner of creatures were destroyed. But the evil was gone. And the perpetrators of evil were gone. for ever, Lilith said. But you've brought it back! You are the evil ones!"
	"Weapons are evil!" she said. "They are of the holocaust! There was a sound of thunder, and fire. Dust fell on the earth, and the darkness followed, and a great cold. All manner of creatures were destroyed. But the evil was gone. And the perpetrators of evil were gone. Gone for ever, Lilith said. But you've brought it back! You are the evil ones!"
	"Weapons are evil!" she said. "They are tools of the holocaust! There was a sound of thunder, and fire. Dust fell on the earth, and the darkness followed, and a great cold. All manner of creatures were destroyed. But the evil was gone. And the perpetrators of evil were gone. Gone for ever, Lilith said. But you've brought it back! You are the evil ones!"

Question 3: What words fill in this quote to make it complete? -Through her _____ could see ______ into time, through men and ______ and mammals, through fishes and slime, into space and stars and the _______ world forming.

	Simon, Backward, ape, slow
	Simone, forward, primates, old
	Simon, backward, apes, slow
	Simon, apes, backward, slow

Question 4: I will give you 4 quotes tell me who the correct person who said one of these quotes? - "We still have time." - "I remember, my fine young man." - "Enjoy yourself, Simon," ____ told him. - "No dear he isn't an animal."

	Blind Kate
	Kate
	Lilith
	Catherine

Question 5: "They were dinosaurs in a bunker." -What does quote mean?

	It's a joke. no such thing could happen.
	The bunker people treated anyone different or below their status as primitive.
	The story is about dinosaurs being found in an underground bunker after radioactive waste brought them to life.
	The people in the bunker were trapped in their way of thinking.

Question 6: What quote is correct?

	Homo sapiens! The name itself was irony. They had NOT been wise at all, but incredibly stupid.
	Homo sapiens! The name it self was irony. They had not been wise at all, But incredibly stupid.
	Homo Sapiens! The name itself was irony. They hadn't been wise at all, but incredibly stupid.
	Homo sapiens! The name itself was irony. They had not been wise at all, but incredibly stupid.

Question 7: Which quote has an S added?

	He did not begrudge her, did not begrudge any of them the knowledge he possesses. They were better than he was... Homo superior, the children of the dust.
	He did not begrudge her, did not begrudge any of them the knowledge he possessed. They were better than he was... Homo superior, the children of the dust.
	He did not begrudge her, did not begrudge any of them the knowledge he possessed. They were better than he was... Homo superior, the children of the dust.
	He did not begrudge her, did not begrudge any of them the knowledge he possessed. They were better than he was... Homo superior, the children of the dust.

Question 8: 8. Fill in the Blanks. She looked up at him. White ____ trying to read his mind. "I'm a mutant," she ____ him. "What's wrong with that?" he ____. "You didn't ____ me touching you." "I was ______ then."

	Hair, told, said, like, young
	Eyes, told, fired back, want, dishonest
	Eyes, reminded, asked, want, stupid
	Face, shouted, fired back, like, angry

Question 9: Alpha and omega, Simon thought savagely. -What is the dictionary meaning of alpha and omega?

	The alpha and omega is the almighty God.
	Omega is first and alpha is last.
	Alpha is first and omega is last.
	The alpha and omega are to do with science.

Question 10: What are the three woman related to Simon called?

	Lira, Lil and Blind Kate
	Laurel, Lillian and Kate
	Laura, Lilith and Blind Kate.
	Lauren, Lilly and Blind Kate

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