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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. Why doesn't Willie pick the color red for his suspenders?
(a) Tom says he doesn't like red.
(b) His mother told him red was sinful.
(c) Willie doesn't like red.
(d) He isn't given the choice of red.

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

3. Why is Willie afraid of the bath?
(a) His mother says bathing is sinful.
(b) It is too hot.
(c) It is too big.
(d) He does not know how to swim.

4. What is Zach's impression of Willie?
(a) WIllie is a loner.
(b) Willie is afraid.
(c) Willie is kind.
(d) Willie is a talker.

5. What is different about Zach that Tom and George both note?
(a) His laugh.
(b) His vocabulary.
(c) His lack of intelligence.
(d) His clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Beech mean when she writes that she had "sewn him in for the winter"?

2. What is the boy doing at the postmasters when Willie first meets him in Chapter 3, "Saturday Morning"?

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

4. How does the boy at the postmaster's differ from Wilie?

5. On their walk in Chapter 2, what does Willie do for Tom?

(see the answer key)

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