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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. What type of inventions does Harry start to create in Part 2, Chapter 7?
(a) Weaponry.
(b) Aeronautical.
(c) Automobiles.
(d) Culinary.

2. When Ellen's parents are on their death bed, how does Ellen feel about her relationship with them?
(a) She is a disappointment.
(b) She did all she could.
(c) She made them proud.
(d) She was abused.

3. Why did the Savilles and their neighbors go into Harry's bomb shelter in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) Harry was looking for work building bomb shelters.
(b) They were showing it off.
(c) There was an air raid.
(d) There was a tornado.

4. Why does Harry creosote the timbers for his bomb shelter?
(a) To build doors.
(b) To make them easy to saw.
(c) To keep it water tight.
(d) To support the walls.

5. After the casts come off Harry's legs, what does he ask Mr. Reagan for?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A loan.
(c) Babysitting time.
(d) A job.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 3, Chapter 13, what does Harry tell Colin he is proud of?

2. Who helps the Savilles manage their grief over losing Andrew?

3. Whose voice does Colin hear one day while working on the farm?

4. How many bunk beds does Harry put in the bomb shelter?

5. In Part 3, Chapter 13, how is Batty doing in school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Colin hears a voice while working on the farm in Part 3, Chapter 14?

2. What makes the food the Savilles serve Stafford in Part 3, Chapter 15 so special?

3. How does Harry feel about his family's vacation to the seashore?

4. What happens when Colin helps a fellow student at school in Part 3, Chapter 13?

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

6. What happens on the bus ride to Colin's examination?

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

8. Why couldn't Colin live at his own house in Part 1, Chapter 5?

9. How does Colin feel about the town where his new school is?

10. How is Ellen able to tell when Colin takes Steven to the hut?

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