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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What present does Emilia Thorne give Willie that he has never had known before?
(a) A balaclava.
(b) A book.
(c) Boots.
(d) Clothes.

2. What does Zach do that makes the ceiling fall?
(a) Performs a play.
(b) Jumps on his bed.
(c) Tap dances.
(d) Wrestles with Willie.

3. How old is Tom?
(a) In his fifties.
(b) In his sixties.
(c) In his forties.
(d) In his thirties.

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

5. What does Doctor Little diagnose Willie with?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Gout.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Malnutrition.

6. What does George invite Willie to do the day after they build the shelter?
(a) Fish.
(b) Play with his sons.
(c) Picnic and berry pick.
(d) Dig another trench.

7. On their walk in Chapter 2, what does Willie do for Tom?
(a) He picks berries.
(b) He carries his bag.
(c) He walks the dog.
(d) He whistles to him.

8. How does the boy at the postmaster's differ from Wilie?
(a) He is much tanner.
(b) He is much fatter.
(c) He is much older.
(d) He is much smarter.

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

10. What does Tom tell Mrs. Fletcher he has seen Willie do for the first time?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Cry.
(c) Read.
(d) Not wet his bed.

11. 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 it is no one's business.
(c) He says Willie is too thin to take off his shirt.
(d) He says Willie has bruises he needs to cover.

12. What does WIllie discover is missing from Tom's house?
(a) A Bible.
(b) A wood stove.
(c) The sounds of traffic.
(d) Curtains.

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

14. What Bible story doesTom tell Willie after his bath in Chapter 6?
(a) Joseph and his coat.
(b) The creation.
(c) Noah's Ark.
(d) Abraham and the commandments.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emilia Thorne often come to the house to do while Tom is at fire duty?

2. How does Tom make everyone laugh over Mr. Ruddles's entrance?

3. After Willie's first day of school, what does Tom say they will begin that evening?

4. What big gift does Tom give to Willie for his birthday?

5. What is ironic about Miss Thorne's thoughts concerning Willie's stay with Tom?

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