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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sammy doing to Willie when Willie wakes up?
(a) Sniffing his feet.
(b) Nipping at his clothes.
(c) Barking at him.
(d) Sleeping next to him.

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

3. What is the mother's concern for her child's placement in Chapter 1?
(a) That he be placed with an elderly man.
(b) That he be placed near a school.
(c) That he be placed near a church.
(d) That he be placed with other children.

4. What is ironic about Miss Thorne's thoughts concerning Willie's stay with Tom?
(a) She thinks Tom will teach Willie things he does not need.
(b) She thinks Willie is in a bad place with Tom and away from his mother.
(c) She thinks Tom will take care of him the way his mother can't.
(d) She thinks Willie needs city air when he really needs the country air.

5. What kind of a character is Mrs. Fletcher?
(a) A gossip.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Mean and nasty.
(d) Kind and sweet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Willie want to go into the toy shop?

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

3. How is Tom described in Chapter 1?

4. What does Tom want Mrs. Fletcher to do for him in Chapter 2?

5. In Chapter 1, what is on the sleeve of the woman's coat?

(see the answer key)

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