In the Skin of a Lion Quizzes

In the Skin of a Lion Quiz 1

By Sydney Day · Edited by Elizabeth Weinbloom · Last reviewed January 31, 2013

1 The primary industry in Patrick's hometown is

log cabin building

logging

shepherding

ice hockey
2 Commissioner Harris' pet project was

the bridge

the waterworks

the mines

the tunnels
3 Patrick's father was

a quiet man

a talkative man

a good reader

a schoolteacher
4 The bridge in the novel flowed over the

The Bloor River

Lake Ontario

the Don River

Danforth river
5 Caravaggio's main profession was

a tunnel worker

a thief

a bridge builder

a tar layer
6 Nicholas Temelcoff came to America

after the Balkan war

to follow the woman who became his wife

after his own father came

because of the stories told in his hometown
7 How did Ambrose Small die in the novel?

Patrick killed him

no one ever found out

he was murdered

of natural causes
8 What happened on Caravaggio's first robbery?

He broke his ankle

He met Gianetta

He lost his dog

He met Anne
9 How old is Hana when Patrick meets her?

ten

nine

sixteen

six
10 Patrick's mother was

a seamstress

it is not revealed

an actress

a nun who left the convent
11 How did Patrick save Caravaggio in prison?

he told him stories

he gave him food

he painted him blue

he called out square dance calls to keep him awake
12 What is the insect that Patrick is most fascinated by?

flies

grasshoppers

worms

moths
13 How do Patrick and his father remove the cow at the beginning of the novel?

by tying rope around him and pulling him out of the ice

by coaxing him out with tidbits of food

by calling his name until he comes out

by having horses charge at him and scare him out
14 Where is the missing cow in the beginning of the novel?

fallen through ice in the river

hiding behind the barn

swimming in a lake

eating hay in the barn
15 How did Hazen learn dynamiting?

By having Patrick help him.

By a mentor at the logging company teaching him.

By getting hired by loggers and having to do it.

By reading about it and then trying it.
16 What are the words that Patrick's father used that Patrick repeats later in his life?

the Latin names of moths

square dance calls

lyrics to love songs

the names of different minerals from mines
17 What fascinates Patrick one night when he goes outside as a boy?

the calls of small animals

the calls of birds

a lost horse in the night

sparks of cat-tails on fire that look like fireflies
18 Why doesn't Patrick join the skaters at night?

he doesn't have skates

he didn't trust himself or the strangers

he is too shy

he doesn't know how to skate
19 What river is the Bridge built over?

Don River

Prince Edward River

Ontario River

Bloor River
20 Where is Caravaggio the first time the reader hears of him?

in prison

at home with his wife

robbing a house

laying tar near the bridge
21 What did the other nuns say about the nun who fell off the bridge?

that she liked music

that she will be missed

that she was clumsy

that she was soon to leave the convent
22 What was the name of the bird in the bar where Nicholas takes the nun?

didn't have a name

Alicia

Ohrida

Kosta
23 Because he did dangerous jobs at work, Nicholas was

spoken to by the Commissioner

considered crazy

paid more than other workers

looked to as a leader
24 Nicholas didn't speak much at work because

he was shy

he didn't want to distract others

he was a quiet man at work, but not at home

he didn't know much English
25 What does Nicholas say to the nun in the bar?

he tells her he has fallen in love with her

he thanks her for helping wrap his arm

he tells her about his wife and children

he asks to be thanked for saving her

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