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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 has Geoffrey kept of his friend who was killed in the war?
(a) A drawing.
(b) A piece of sculpture.
(c) Music.
(d) A pipe.

2. What does the vicar ask Willie to do at church?
(a) Put hymnals on the benches.
(b) Clean the floor.
(c) Sit quietly.
(d) Pick up the books.

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

4. What is ironic about Miss Thorne's thoughts concerning Willie's stay with Tom?
(a) She thinks Willie is in a bad place with Tom and away from his mother.
(b) She thinks Tom will take care of him the way his mother can't.
(c) She thinks Tom will teach Willie things he does not need.
(d) She thinks Willie needs city air when he really needs the country air.

5. What question does Carrie ask Mrs. Hartridge privately?
(a) If Carrie can help Willie with his writing.
(b) If Carrie can give her a present for the baby.
(c) If Carrie can sit next to George.
(d) If Carrie can take the high school entrance exam.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Willie pick the color red for his suspenders?

2. What of Tom's did Zach use to finish the shelter?

3. What does Charlie Rudder want of Tom?

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

5. What change comes for Willie at the end of the "Friday" chapter when his friends come to visit?

(see the answer key)

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