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The Gold Bug Quiz
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"The Gold Bug" short story reading comprehension quiz.
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1
Why does Legrand realize they dug in the wrong place?
He notices the map refers to a place that is no longer there
He realizes the map didn't reveal all the information
He realizes Jupiter doesn't know his left from his right
They dig five feet and find nothing
2
Why did William Legrand settle on Sullivan's Island?
He had lost his money
He learned there was treasure buried there
He had his vacation house there
He had inherited his ancestral home
3
Who did Legrand believe the two skeletons were?
Men who helped Captain Kidd bury the treasure
Captain Kidd and his cabin boy
People that Captain Kidd had robbed
Two of Legrand's ancestors murdered by another relative
4
When inspecting Legrand's drawing of the bug, what does the narrator say it looks like?
A fish
A nut
A pirate
A death's head
5
Why were the two victims in the grave killed?
It was two pirates who had tried to start a mutiny
A relative would have inherited the money if they died
They would have told the authorities who stoled from them
Captain Kidd wanted tokeep the place of the treasure secret
6
Why is Legrand excited when the narrator meets him in October?
Legrand believes he found the location of buried treasure
Legrand found buried treasure
Legrand found an unknown specimen of beetle
Legrand found a gold jewel beetle
7
How many branches up does Jupiter find the skull?
6
8
5
7
8
What does Jupiter find at the end of a tree limb?
a skull with a nail through it
He finds the golden scarab
He sees the body of a missing hiker
He sees a shipwreck on the coast
9
What did the heat of the fire do to the parchment?
all but the first answer
It revealed two lines of code
It destroyed a corner of it
It revealed a skull
10
How many trips does the team make from the dig site back to the house to carry treasure?
One
Two
Three
None - they never find it
11
What does Jupiter believe his master's illness was caused by?
The swampy environment of Lousiana
Legrand was getting the family's history of mental illness
The bite from the scarab
The pursuit of regaining his wealth
12
What did the numbers in the code refer to?
landmarks on Sullivan's Island
the letters in the English language
longitude and latitude
the letters in the Spanish language
13
What is Legrand's servant's name?
Jarnell
Juniper
Jupiter
Jacob
14
What did the picture of the goat symbolize?
the name of the owners of the mansion
the name of the pirate
farmland
the name of a tavern
15
How many attempts does the team make to to dig for the mystery?
None
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2
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