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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Willie panicked in the newspaper shop?
(a) He never had to choose a candy before.
(b) He has never seen candy before.
(c) He does not understand what Tom wants him to do.
(d) He does not know what the shopkeeper is asking.

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

3. What happens to Willie while he sleeps in the opening of Chapter 3, "Saturday Morning"?
(a) He wets the bed.
(b) He sleeps soundly for the first time in his life.
(c) He cries.
(d) He has a wonderful dream.

4. What does Tom want Mrs. Fletcher to do for him in Chapter 2?
(a) Knit a jersey for Willie.
(b) Knit Tom a jersey.
(c) Take Willie from Tom.
(d) Buy boots for Willie.

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

6. Why doesn't Willie talk to the girls as they pick blackberries?
(a) He knows they don't want him to talk.
(b) His mother said people would like him if he were invisible.
(c) He doesn't like them.
(d) He is afraid of them.

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

8. How does Mr. Miller first greet Willie?
(a) Happily, he is glad to have the Londoners in town.
(b) Angrily, he is afraid he will steal from him.
(c) Frightened, he is afraid Willie will be bad.
(d) Sadly, he feels sorry for poor, skinny Willie.

9. How is Tom described in Chapter 1?
(a) Small and thin.
(b) Average and thin.
(c) Tall and thick.
(d) Average height and stocky.

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

11. What does Willie tell the children at the picnic that he likes to do?
(a) Cook.
(b) Fish.
(c) Pick berries.
(d) Draw.

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

13. On their walk to the field in the beginning of Chapter 7, what does Tom have Willie do?
(a) Take off his boots to feel the grass.
(b) Catch tadpoles.
(c) Swim in the pond.
(d) Race against Sam.

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

15. After Willie's first day of school, what does Tom say they will begin that evening?
(a) New Bible stories.
(b) Learning to write.
(c) Planting the turnips.
(d) Running.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the meeting, what does Tom volunteer to do?

2. What is the boy doing at the postmasters when Willie first meets him in Chapter 3, "Saturday Morning"?

3. What does Tom teach Willie to do on their walk to mail the postcard?

4. What does Tom have ready in the morning after Willie sleeps in the bed?

5. What upsets Carrie about George?

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