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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose shadow does Willie see at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) The boy from the post office.
(b) His mother's.
(c) The vicar's.
(d) A dog's.

2. What favor does Tom ask of the librarian?
(a) To let Willie have more than three books.
(b) To choose a book that she thinks appropriate for Willie.
(c) To watch Willie while Tom shops.
(d) To help Willie find picture books.

3. What is Willie's first thought of Mrs. Hartridge?
(a) She is beautiful.
(b) She is mean looking.
(c) She is fat.
(d) She is funny.

4. How does Tom defend Willie against the question posed by the Fletcher boy about Willie's shirt?
(a) He says Willie is too thin to take off his shirt.
(b) He says Willie has a fever he needs to sweat out.
(c) He says it is no one's business.
(d) He says Willie has bruises he needs to cover.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the vicar ask Willie to do at church?

2. How old is Willie?

3. For what does Tom go to the draper?

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

5. What is hanging around Willie's neck?

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