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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Willie afraid Tom will write on the postcard to his mother?
(a) That she should come for his birthday.
(b) That he can't read and write.
(c) That he has been a bad boy.
(d) That she should come get him at once.

2. How does Willie feel about his bruises?
(a) They are the marks of his sins.
(b) He is unfazed by them.
(c) He doesn't care if people see them.
(d) He has not deserved them.

3. What does Charlie Rudder want of Tom?
(a) To dig an air-raid shelter.
(b) To cover his windows at night.
(c) To house more children.
(d) To wear a gas mask.

4. What big gift does Tom give to Willie for his birthday?
(a) Sketch pads and pencils.
(b) A new bed.
(c) A visit from his mother.
(d) A pony.

5. What is Willie's first thought of Mrs. Hartridge?
(a) She is funny.
(b) She is beautiful.
(c) She is fat.
(d) She is mean looking.

6. Why does May Thorne begin delivering the mail?
(a) She is the only one with a bicycle.
(b) The postman is ill.
(c) The postman ran into a tree.
(d) The postman is called to the war.

7. What does Zach tell Willie that his parents do for a living?
(a) They work in the theater.
(b) They are serving in the war.
(c) They work for the government.
(d) They are teachers.

8. What does Tom think of Zach?
(a) That he is rude.
(b) That he is too thin.
(c) That he needs a haircut.
(d) That he is intelligent.

9. At the beginning of the novel, what is standing at the large iron gate of Tom's home?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) A large group of children.
(c) A small group of children.
(d) A pack of dogs.

10. In Chapter 8, what is different about school this term ?
(a) The evacuees have their own room.
(b) It is much more crowded.
(c) There are no Catholics.
(d) A new teacher has been hired to teach the evacuees.

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

12. At the meeting, what does Tom volunteer to do?
(a) Help at the school.
(b) Run a canteen.
(c) First-aid post.
(d) Fire-watching duties.

13. How does Tom defend Willie against the question posed by the Fletcher boy about Willie's shirt?
(a) He says Willie is too thin to take off his shirt.
(b) He says Willie has bruises he needs to cover.
(c) He says it is no one's business.
(d) He says Willie has a fever he needs to sweat out.

14. Why do Mr. Fletcher and his sons come to Tom's house?
(a) To teach Willie about God.
(b) To dig a trench.
(c) To eat supper.
(d) To build a room for Willie.

15. What is hanging around Willie's neck?
(a) A cardboard label.
(b) A picture of his mother.
(c) A cross.
(d) Rosary Beads.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Zach want to do that surprises Willie after they first meet?

3. What present does Emilia Thorne give Willie that he has never had known before?

4. What confusing saying did Zach leave Willie with on the night they first met?

5. What do Willie and the other children discover about Zach?

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