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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Harry help Colin with testing every night in Part 2, Chapter 8?
(a) So Colin can go to military school.
(b) So Colin can stay back a grade in school.
(c) So Colin can do better in school.
(d) So Colin can skip the next grade in school.

2. How old is Colin in Part 3, Chapter 14?
(a) 13.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 12.

3. What are the two parts of Saxton?
(a) The new part and the old part.
(b) The rich part and the poor part.
(c) The east part and the west part.
(d) The north part and the south part.

4. Where does Colin stay when his mother is in the hospital in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) In the hospital with his mom.
(b) With the Shaws.
(c) Alone at his house.
(d) With Harry's boss.

5. What job does Colin do when he works on a farm?
(a) Sows seeds.
(b) Cuts and bundles grain.
(c) Feeds animals.
(d) Milks cows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What motivates Harry to create more inventions?

2. How long does Colin work on the farm?

3. In Part 3, Chapter 12, what happens when Harry comes to one of Colin's games?

4. Who helps with Ellen's dying parents in Part 3, Chapter 16?

5. When do Harry and his family move just outside of Saxton?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the results of the entrance exam for Colin and his friends?

2. How does Colin feel after Steven comes home in Part 2, Chapter 6?

3. Why is Colin late for school in Part 3, Chapter 12?

4. What happens during Colin's first day of school?

5. What happens the first time Colin goes to Sunday school?

6. Why does Colin get in trouble with his father in Part 2, Chapter 10?

7. Describe the house the Savilles move into just outside of Saxton.

8. What happened when Colin and Harry went into the city in Part 1, Chapter 4?

9. How does Ellen feel when she visits her parents in Part 3, Chapter 16?

10. What do the Savilles begin to do every Sunday in Part 2, Chapter 8?

(see the answer keys)

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