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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22, "Grieving".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Beech mean when she writes that she had "sewn him in for the winter"?
(a) She had Willie sow a promise to be good.
(b) She had insured he would stay inside all winter.
(c) She had stitched Willie's injuries.
(d) Willie's undergarments would not come off.

2. What has become of Mrs. Beech?
(a) She has been sent to jail.
(b) She has been sent to an insane asylum.
(c) She has committed suicide.
(d) She has been sent to a hosptial.

3. What Bible story does Tom tell Willie?
(a) Sodom and Gomarah.
(b) Noah's Ark.
(c) Lot.
(d) Job.

4. What does Zach give to Willie when Zach packs to leave for London?
(a) A copy of Shakespeare's works.
(b) A copy of Tom Sawyer.
(c) A picture of the two boys.
(d) A photograph of Zach's father.

5. What problem does Willie have when he, Tom, and Sammy go out to the fields in Chapter 2?
(a) Willie has no boots, so he can't go.
(b) Willie is afraid to go.
(c) Willie can't keep up.
(d) Willie does not want to go.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Willie talk to the girls as they pick blackberries?

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

3. What separates Carrie from the other girls at the high shool?

4. What does Tom add to the shelter?

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

(see the answer key)

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