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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 did Ben get sent home from school?
(a) For screaming during class.
(b) For tearing up another student's paper.
(c) For hitting another boy.
(d) For throwing a stapler.

2. What is the name of the special ed program that Ben might need to go into?
(a) Reading Progression.
(b) Reading Recovery.
(c) Reading Mitigation.
(d) Reading Advancement.

3. How does Fitzwarren feel about the prospect of Dick taking a long trading journey?
(a) He doesn't want Dick to go.
(b) He is torn whether or not he wants Dick to go.
(c) He wants Dick to go, but on a different journey.
(d) He wants Dick to go on a journey.

4. Who is the registered letter addressed to?
(a) Just Marion.
(b) Ben.
(c) Bernie and Marion.
(d) Just Bernie.

5. How long do Abby and Ben study reading each day?
(a) Fifteen minutes.
(b) Half an hour.
(c) Forty-five minutes.
(d) An hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal is Al interested in?

2. Who comes and drives off the predator who attacked the Lady?

3. Who primarily trades with the East for rhubarb?

4. Who helps Whittington train his children in the autumn?

5. What type of bead is on the necklace that Dick gives Mary?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mary's husband die?

2. What does the Lady say to the other animals after the attack by the predator?

3. In what way does Ben pet Whittington, and how does Whittington respond?

4. What causes the ship to turn back after reaching Palermo?

5. What does Mary Green look like?

6. What women does the book Sir Louis gives Dick say are the most beautiful in the world?

7. What is Ben's plan to stay with his class?

8. What does Sir Louis do when he notices that Dick is interested in his daughter?

9. Why does Don think the special ed reading program might be good for Ben?

10. What happens to Gent when autumn arrives?

(see the answer keys)

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