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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who asked Jonathan, "who is knocking?"
(a) Maria.
(b) The chidlren.
(c) Their house guest.
(d) The neighbor.
2. What did Jonathan hear while trying to go to sleep?
(a) Planes.
(b) Neighbors arguing.
(c) Explosions.
(d) Neighborhood noises.
3. At first, how does Jonathan respond to the thief leader's suggestion to call someone else for help?
(a) In fear.
(b) Pleadingly.
(c) He does not respond.
(d) In anger.
4. After the second knock, who asked a question?
(a) The thief.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Maria.
(d) The children.
5. Jonathan tells the thief he can ____ him and his family if he comes inside and finds what Jonathan does not have.
(a) Beat.
(b) Have.
(c) Tie up.
(d) Shoot.
6. Who helped the thief do what he offered?
(a) The police.
(b) A captured neighbor from the village.
(c) The soldiers.
(d) His men.
7. What does the thief at the door tell the family he wants them to do?
(a) Let him in.
(b) Come outside now.
(c) Open the door.
(d) Bring him food.
8. How many gallons does the container hold that Jonathan gets ready to take with him, while his neighbors watch?
(a) Three liters.
(b) Two liters.
(c) Four gallons.
(d) Five gallons.
9. The thief tells Jonathan to _____ the smaller amount of money.
(a) Slide out.
(b) Toss out.
(c) Bring.
(d) Keep.
10. How many more voices did Jonathan think he heard outside his house after the thief's offer?
(a) At least a half doxen.
(b) At least five.
(c) A lot.
(d) Six.
11. Who groaned in terror at the sound of the additional voices?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) The eldest child.
(c) The youngest child.
(d) Maria.
12. Jonathan is usually a ____ sleeper.
(a) Light.
(b) Heavy.
(c) Short.
(d) Loud.
13. After the cry of alarm was over, what did the thief offer to do?
(a) Leave.
(b) Be nice.
(c) Help.
(d) Nothing, he laughed.
14. What sounded like it might have fallen after the second knock?
(a) The vase by the door.
(b) The flower pot by the door.
(c) The door.
(d) The knocker on the door.
15. The thief told Jonathan he tried to help, but everyone was ____.
(a) Hiding.
(b) Gone.
(c) Asleep.
(d) Scared.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is cooking on the open fire?
2. Where was Jonathan sleeping when he was awakened?
3. What does Jonathan tell the thief he can have if he can find it in the house?
4. Who did this person call first to help in the alarm cry?
5. By the time Jonathan began this negotiation his voice had become ____.
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