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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, "An Encounter over Blackberries".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprise has Tom gotten for Willie while they are in town?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Boots.
(c) Gas mask.
(d) Paintbrushes.

2. What is Willie afraid Tom will write on the postcard to his mother?
(a) That he has been a bad boy.
(b) That she should come for his birthday.
(c) That he can't read and write.
(d) That she should come get him at once.

3. What happens to Tom, Willie, and Sammie on the way home from their walk in Chapter 2?
(a) Nothing in particular.
(b) A bomb explodes nearby.
(c) They slide down a ravine.
(d) It rains heavily on them.

4. Why do the country folk cover their windows at night?
(a) To keep the bombers from seeing targets.
(b) To keep invaders from their homes.
(c) To keep out the light of the missle blasts.
(d) To keep out the early morning sun.

5. What favor does Tom ask of the librarian?
(a) To choose a book that she thinks appropriate for Willie.
(b) To help Willie find picture books.
(c) To watch Willie while Tom shops.
(d) To let Willie have more than three books.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Willie talk to the girls as they pick blackberries?

2. What does Tom need from Roe in Chapter 2?

3. What happens to Willie's desserts at the picnic?

4. What of Tom's did Zach use to finish the shelter?

5. What confusing saying did Zach leave Willie with on the night they first met?

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