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

2. What problem does Willie have when he, Tom, and Sammy go out to the fields in Chapter 2?
(a) Willie has no boots, so he can't go.
(b) Willie does not want to go.
(c) Willie can't keep up.
(d) Willie is afraid to go.

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

4. What is the Little's building?
(a) A trench for feeding the horses.
(b) A bird house.
(c) A school for the children.
(d) An air-raid shelter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does WIllie meet while he is in the yard in Chapter 1?

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

3. For what does Tom go to the draper?

4. Why is the librarian astonished that Tom wants a card for Willie?

5. What is Sammy doing to Willie when Willie wakes up?

(see the answer key)

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