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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. How old is Willie?
(a) Six.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Ten.
(d) Eight.

2. What do the Warden and Glad tell Tom about Mrs. Beech?
(a) She is a hard worker.
(b) She thinks she is above everyone else.
(c) She is a good person.
(d) She beats her child.

3. How do Tom, Zach, and Willie travel to the fishing village?
(a) By train.
(b) By boat.
(c) By cart.
(d) By bicycle.

4. What happens to Willie's desserts at the picnic?
(a) He hides what he can't eat.
(b) Ants raid them.
(c) The other children help him finish them.
(d) He eats them all.

5. On one visit to Willie, Zach brings up one subject a few times that disturbs Willie. What is it?
(a) Babies.
(b) Death.
(c) Willie's mother.
(d) Sex.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Tom go to see Mrs. Fletcher after his fire-watch duty?

3. How does the boy at the postmaster's differ from Wilie?

4. What kind of a character is Mrs. Fletcher?

5. Why is Zach so excited to get Willie home from the church?

(see the answer key)

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