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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nearly Five to One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Thomas describe Grandma Wolf?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Always cheerful.
(c) Strict with lots of rules.
(d) Easy going.

2. How many years of yesterdays and tomorrows does Thomas Peaceful have?
(a) Nearly twelve years.
(b) Nearly eighteen years.
(c) He does not specify.
(d) Almost ten years.

3. Where do Molly and Charlie begin to work?
(a) A cattle ranch.
(b) A factory.
(c) A dairy farm.
(d) The Colonel's house.

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

5. Who is with the Colonel when he confronts the boys?
(a) The sheriff.
(b) The bailiff and his hound.
(c) His field supervisor.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Colonel say they can do with Bertha?

2. Why do Molly, Charlie, and Thomas bury a mouse and sing a hymn over its grave?

3. Why doesn't Charlie see Molly or Thomas much after the Bertha incident?

4. What song do they sing at Bertha's grave?

5. What does Big Joe after Bertha's burial?

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