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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Tom want to go into the paint store?
(a) He hasn't been in there since Rachel died.
(b) He doesn't need paint.
(c) He has no time.
(d) Willie is afraid to go in.

2. Why has Willie chosen to rise a bit earlier every day at the beginning of the "Birthday" chapter?
(a) To practice drawing.
(b) To practice reading and writing.
(c) To practice running.
(d) To work in the garden.

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(c) Germany has withdrawn from Poland.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

4. Why hasn't Willie painted at school?
(a) Because he can't read and write.
(b) He is too poor.
(c) The other kids won't let him.
(d) His mother won't let him.

5. What does Tom need from Roe in Chapter 2?
(a) Bones for Sammy.
(b) Extra eggs.
(c) Extra milk.
(d) Boots.

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

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

8. What does Tom find in Willie's belongings that angers him?
(a) A belt.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A dirty toothbrush.
(d) Night clothes.

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

10. What happens to Willie's desserts at the picnic?
(a) Ants raid them.
(b) He eats them all.
(c) The other children help him finish them.
(d) He hides what he can't eat.

11. What does Tom teach Willie to do on their walk to mail the postcard?
(a) Lock the gates.
(b) Knock at the door.
(c) Ride the horse.
(d) Milk a cow.

12. What happens at the end of Chapter 2 that makes Willie smile?
(a) He ate potatoes.
(b) Tom let him cook.
(c) Tom gave him socks that were way too big.
(d) The dog licked his face.

13. Why is Doctor Little surprised when he looks at Willie?
(a) He has so many bruises.
(b) He is very small for his age.
(c) His socks have fallen down.
(d) He has lice.

14. 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 is afraid to go.
(d) Willie does not want to go.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does WIllie discover is missing from Tom's house?

2. Why is Willie afraid to invite his friends to his room?

3. What is the mother's concern for her child's placement in Chapter 1?

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

5. What does Zach tell Willie that his parents do for a living?

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