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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, "Equipped".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does WIllie meet while he is in the yard in Chapter 1?
(a) The old lady neighbor.
(b) A dog.
(c) A young boy.
(d) The school teacher.

2. Why doesn't Tom want to go into the paint store?
(a) He hasn't been in there since Rachel died.
(b) He has no time.
(c) He doesn't need paint.
(d) Willie is afraid to go in.

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

4. Why hasn't Willie painted at school?
(a) Because he can't read and write.
(b) He is too poor.
(c) His mother won't let him.
(d) The other kids won't let him.

5. How is Tom described in Chapter 1?
(a) Average height and stocky.
(b) Tall and thick.
(c) Average and thin.
(d) Small and thin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the word mackintosh refer to in chapter 1?

3. What does WIllie discover is missing from Tom's house?

4. What favor does Tom ask of the librarian?

5. For what does Tom go to the draper?

(see the answer key)

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