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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 does Tom take Willie into the fields to see in Chapter 7?
(a) Horses.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Blackberries.
(d) Fruits and vegetables.

2. What new name does Zach give to Willie?
(a) Billy.
(b) Will.
(c) William.
(d) Bill.

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

4. What does Charlie Rudder want of Tom?
(a) To cover his windows at night.
(b) To wear a gas mask.
(c) To house more children.
(d) To dig an air-raid shelter.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of a character is Mrs. Fletcher?

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

4. On their walk to the field in the beginning of Chapter 7, what does Tom have Willie do?

5. What is ironic about Miss Thorne's thoughts concerning Willie's stay with Tom?

(see the answer key)

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