The Secret of the Old Clock, Chapter XXI. Capturing the Robbers quiz

Questions and answers

1. 1

   Question 1. What words does Nancy read on the notebook's cover?

   • Private: For Abigail Rowen
   • The Last Will of Josiah Crowley
   • Correct answer: The Property of Josiah Crowley
   • To Be Opened After My Death

   Under the dash-light she makes out the words "The Property of Josiah Crowley."

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2. 2

   Question 2. Why does Nancy put the notebook back in the clock without reading it?

   • She has promised her father to read it with him at home
   • Correct answer: The light is poor and she must hurry to the police
   • The pages are glued together with age
   • She thinks the robbers are watching her

   She realizes reading it would cost precious time when she must report the robbers.

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3. 3

   Question 3. What do the robbers do when the police order them to halt?

   • They stop at once and raise their hands
   • They turn the van around and head back toward the roadhouse
   • They jump out of the van and run into the woods
   • Correct answer: They crowd the police car toward the ditch and fire a shot

   The van crowds the police car toward the ditch, and the robbers fire the first shot.

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4. 4

   Question 4. How is the van finally stopped?

   • Correct answer: A shot hits a front tire and it tips over
   • It crashes into the police car
   • The robbers surrender at a farmhouse
   • It runs out of gasoline

   One of the deputies' shots hits the front tire; the van swerves and topples into a ditch.

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5. 5

   Question 5. What does Nancy ask the marshal about her name?

   • Correct answer: Not to mention it to Mrs. Topham
   • To give it to Jeff Tucker
   • To write it on the police report
   • To print it in the newspaper

   She asks him not to mention her name to Mrs. Topham, saying she has a particular reason.

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6. 6

   Question 6. What does the robber leader admit when Nancy questions him?

   • That he never meant for Nancy to be locked up so long
   • Correct answer: That he stole Jeff Tucker's keys after getting him drunk
   • That Richard Topham hired the gang to rob the bungalow
   • That the gang has hidden more stolen goods near the lake

   When Nancy asks if he stole Jeff's keys after getting him drunk, he answers, "What if I did?"

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7. 7

   Question 7. Why does the marshal ask to ride with Nancy?

   • His own car has a flat tire
   • He doesn't trust her to drive alone
   • He wants a closer look at the clock she found
   • Correct answer: There's no room for him in the police car

   The police car is full of prisoners and deputies, so there is no room left for the marshal.

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8. 8

   Question 8. What does 'averted' mean in: 'the police car by a sudden spurt of speed forged ahead and averted disaster'?

   • Imagined
   • Caused
   • Correct answer: Prevented
   • Reported

   The police car speeds ahead just in time to avoid being pushed into the ditch.

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9. 9

   Question 9. What does 'testify' mean in: 'You are willing to testify against them, I suppose?'?

   • To guard prisoners in a jail cell
   • Correct answer: To tell what you know in court
   • To write a letter to a friend
   • To sign a paper giving up money

   The marshal asks if Nancy would tell what she saw in court.

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10. 10

    Question 10. Which of these events happen in Chapter 21?

    • The deputies handcuff the three robbers.

      Happened

    • Nancy reads the whole notebook to the marshal.

      Didn't happen

    • Nancy refuses a reward for capturing the robbers.

      Happened

    • The marshal finds the clock in Nancy's car.

      Didn't happen

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