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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19, "The Sea! The Sea! The Sea!".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Zach want to do that surprises Willie after they first meet?
(a) He wants to stay with Tom and Willie.
(b) He wants to get a hair cut.
(c) He wants to take a bath.
(d) He wants to come back the next day.

2. What news is Carrie waiting impatiently at the gate to give Zach after his return from the sea?
(a) George will not be attending high school.
(b) She has passed the high school entrance exam.
(c) Mrs. Hartridge has decided to teach high school.
(d) She has failed the high school entrance exam.

3. Why does Willie get upset when Tom visits him in the hospital?
(a) Willie tells Tom he does not like the psychiatrist.
(b) Tom does not plan on taking him home.
(c) Tom is not allowed to stay.
(d) Sammy is not with Tom.

4. What is in Wilie's arms when they find him under the stair?
(a) A picture of Tom.
(b) A Bible.
(c) His paintings.
(d) The baby.

5. What does Tom find in Willie's belongings that angers him?
(a) Night clothes.
(b) A belt.
(c) A dirty toothbrush.
(d) A Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tom get Willie out of the hospital?

2. What does Tom have a nightmare about after Willie is gone?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 18, "The Recovery," what does Tom recommend Willie do after his nightmare?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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