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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Minute Past Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is hanging on the peg that used to be for Thomas and Charlie's father's coat?
(a) Molly's coat.
(b) Mistletoe.
(c) A wreath.
(d) Their mother's coat.

2. Who is Charlie?
(a) The next-door neighbor.
(b) Thomas' father.
(c) Thomas' brother.
(d) Thomas' best friend in the first grade.

3. What does the Colonel do even though he accepts Charlie's mother's offer?
(a) Fire Charlie.
(b) Require Charlie to work a day without pay.
(c) Fire Charlie and his mother.
(d) Punch Charlie in the face.

4. Who refuses to cry out with each lash of the cane Mr. Munnings administers?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Big Joe.

5. Why might Big Joe be more upset than the family realizes?
(a) He say he is going to go to his room to sleep in the middle of the day.
(b) He does not cry when they bury Bertha.
(c) He refuses to look for Bertha.
(d) He is slow and may misunderstand the answers to his questions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Molly predict when she reads Thomas, Charlie, and her future?

2. What do Charlie and Thomas try one more time while Molly is sick?

3. What happens in the next minute after the German soldier sees the English?

4. What did Big Joe say is his favorite food?

5. What do the boys do when they leave the Colonel's place on Christmas Eve?

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