No Promises in the Wind Chapters 3-4 Quiz

Why do the boys decide NOT to ride the trains anymore?

• It was too difficult

• They didn't like the other people riding the trains

• It reminded them too much of Howie's death

• It was too expensive

Where did the boys find shelter and food?

• In a soup kitchen

• At their home when they returned

• In an old farmhouse with an old rooster

• In someone's shed with potatoes stored in it

Where was the abandoned farmhouse located

• Nebraska

• Iowa

• South Dakota

• Illinois

What were they given by the farmer and his wife?

• Turnips

• Potatoes

• Carrots

• Onions

What was Josh forced to have to resort to in order for them to survive?

• Eat grass

• Eat from the pates of others

• Scavenge food from old gardens

• Dig through the garbage to find food

What role did Joey have in finding food?

• He begged from door to door

• He sang sweetly to get money

• He stole food from the store

• He refunded pop bottles for money to buy food

What did the old lady give them when they went to her house?

• Food, a bible, a lecture about being lazy, and some bread crusts

• Watery soup, rotten potatoes, a place to sleep in the barn, and some of her son's old clothes

• Nothing

• Food, a place to sleep, a bath, and she washed their clothes

What did she ask Joey to do?

• Sing for her

• Write to their mother

• Play the banjo

• Clean out the barn

Who is Lonnie?

• Man who drives a truck

• The old woman's son

• The cook at a restaurant

• The name of a police man

What does the waitress invite Josh to do?

• Help wait tables for tip money

• Help clean dishes to pay for their meal

• Play on an old piano in their back room

• Stay at her house for a while.