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

3. Why does Willie want to cry when he reaches the gate to the field?
(a) Tom is mad at him for going so fast.
(b) Willie's mother says running is sinful.
(c) He was terrible at running.
(d) Sam is licking his face.

4. What does the Prime Minister inform the country over the wireless?
(a) England is at war with Germany.
(b) Germany has invaded England.
(c) The ir was over.
(d) Germany has withdrawn from Poland.

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

6. What does Tom say about the comic book he wants Willie to choose?
(a) Tom rushes Willie into his choice of one.
(b) Tom will read it to him.
(c) Willie can learn to read using it.
(d) Willie can look at the pictures.

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

8. What do the townspeople do when Tom joins them at the meeting?
(a) They snicker.
(b) They jump up to greet him.
(c) They nudge one another to take notice of Tom.
(d) They ignore him.

9. What does Tom have ready in the morning after Willie sleeps in the bed?
(a) A new mattress.
(b) A tub of hot water.
(c) A new comic book.
(d) Breakfast in bed.

10. What does Willie cook with Tom at the end of his picnic day?
(a) apple and black currant pie
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Blackberry jam.
(d) Stew.

11. Why are many of the evacuees sent back home in the beginning of "The Case" chapter?
(a) Their parents could not give the government money.
(b) The war is over.
(c) They misbehaved.
(d) They are too homesick.

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

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

14. Who does WIllie meet while he is in the yard in Chapter 1?
(a) The old lady neighbor.
(b) The school teacher.
(c) A young boy.
(d) A dog.

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