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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, "School".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) A large group of children.
(c) A pack of dogs.
(d) Soldiers.

2. What does George invite Willie to do the day after they build the shelter?
(a) Picnic and berry pick.
(b) Dig another trench.
(c) Play with his sons.
(d) Fish.

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

4. What does Tom take Willie into the fields to see in Chapter 7?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Fruits and vegetables.
(c) Blackberries.
(d) Horses.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Willie's first day of school, what does Tom say they will begin that evening?

3. What does Tom find in Willie's belongings that angers him?

4. What is Willie afraid Tom will write on the postcard to his mother?

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

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