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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Willie want to go into the toy shop?
(a) Willie is afraid he will break one.
(b) He does not want Tom to buy him one.
(c) He does not want to be alone.
(d) Willie can't buy one.

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

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

4. What does Doctor Little diagnose Willie with?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Malnutrition.
(c) Gout.
(d) Pneumonia.

5. At the beginning of the novel, what is standing at the large iron gate of Tom's home?
(a) A small group of children.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) A pack of dogs.
(d) A large group of children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem does Willie have when he, Tom, and Sammy go out to the fields in Chapter 2?

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

3. What does Charlie Rudder want of Tom?

4. Why do the country folk cover their windows at night?

5. What happens to Willie while he sleeps in the opening of Chapter 3, "Saturday Morning"?

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