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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18, "Recovery".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Willie discover about his mother in Chapter 18, "Recovery"?
(a) She is a bad person.
(b) She is dead.
(c) She is a liar.
(d) She has run away.

2. What has Tom volunteered to do at the end of "The Show Must Go On"?
(a) Direct the Christmas show.
(b) Deliver the mail.
(c) Take over the choir and play the organ.
(d) Cook a big Christmas dinner for the evacuees.

3. At the meeting, what does Tom volunteer to do?
(a) Help at the school.
(b) First-aid post.
(c) Run a canteen.
(d) Fire-watching duties.

4. What does Zach tell Willie that his parents do for a living?
(a) They are teachers.
(b) They work in the theater.
(c) They are serving in the war.
(d) They work for the government.

5. What piece of himself does Tom finally share with Willie?
(a) His struggle to teach Willie to read.
(b) The loss of his wife and baby.
(c) His grief in buying the paints for Willie.
(d) His need for a son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zach want to do that surprises Willie after they first meet?

2. What does Willie decide about the play?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 18, "The Recovery," what does Tom recommend Willie do after his nightmare?

4. What is Zach's impression of Willie?

5. On one visit to Willie, Zach brings up one subject a few times that disturbs Willie. What is it?

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