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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, "Zach".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tom think of Zach?
(a) That he needs a haircut.
(b) That he is intelligent.
(c) That he is too thin.
(d) That he is rude.

2. What is Zach's impression of Willie?
(a) Willie is a talker.
(b) WIllie is a loner.
(c) Willie is kind.
(d) Willie is afraid.

3. What does Tom's front door look out onto?
(a) An orchard.
(b) A garden.
(c) A pond.
(d) A graveyard.

4. How does Willie feel about his bruises?
(a) He has not deserved them.
(b) He doesn't care if people see them.
(c) He is unfazed by them.
(d) They are the marks of his sins.

5. What do the young Fletcher boys come looking for at Tom's?
(a) Cake.
(b) Worms.
(c) Their dad.
(d) Willie.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Tom, Willie, and Sammie on the way home from their walk in Chapter 2?

4. For what does Tom go to the draper?

5. At the beginning of the novel, what is standing at the large iron gate of Tom's home?

(see the answer key)

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