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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Tom go to see Mrs. Fletcher after his fire-watch duty?
(a) He wants to speak with George.
(b) Mrs. Fletcher is about to get a telegram.
(c) Anne Hartridge is about to get a telegram.
(d) He wants advice about Willie.

2. What is Tom's first reaction to the singing of the choir?
(a) He is happy that they sound so good together.
(b) He is gruff because they are too solemn.
(c) He is gruff because they have bad harmony.
(d) He is happy that they are so loud.

3. What does Willie learn from talking to Zach's spirit?
(a) That God is good.
(b) That he cannot live without Zach.
(c) That Willie is now a whole person.
(d) That Zach is gone forever.

4. What separates Carrie from the other girls at the high shool?
(a) Her intelligence.
(b) Her lack of wealth.
(c) Her desire not to have friends.
(d) Her accent.

5. What piece of himself does Tom finally share with Willie?
(a) The loss of his wife and baby.
(b) His grief in buying the paints for Willie.
(c) His struggle to teach Willie to read.
(d) His need for a son.

6. What is Tom's motto that he expresses once again with Willie when Tom talks about Willie's weak legs?
(a) Everythin' has its own time.
(b) Everythin' will be all right.
(c) Everythin' will work out.
(d) Everythin' has a reason.

7. After finishing the scenery for the Christmas show, what job does Willie next take on?
(a) Assistant director.
(b) Script blocker.
(c) Line prompter.
(d) Costume designer.

8. How does Mrs. Beech first react when she sees Willie at the train station?
(a) She cries.
(b) She yells at him.
(c) She barely recognizes him.
(d) She hugs him.

9. What does Willie paint on his first day in Mrs. Hartridge's class?
(a) An old man in an alleyway.
(b) Tom's house.
(c) Mrs. Hartridge.
(d) The twins.

10. Why can't Robert play the role of Scrooge?
(a) He is sent back to London.
(b) His mother does not want him to.
(c) He can't memorize the lines.
(d) He has become ill.

11. When he comes to her house to visit, what does Mrs. Hartridge do for Willie to help him heal?
(a) She breastfeeds the baby.
(b) She feeds him ginger cake and lemonade.
(c) She speaks with him about her husband's death.
(d) She holds the baby at arms length from him.

12. What news is Carrie waiting impatiently at the gate to give Zach after his return from the sea?
(a) She has failed the high school entrance exam.
(b) Mrs. Hartridge has decided to teach high school.
(c) She has passed the high school entrance exam.
(d) George will not be attending high school.

13. What does Tom have a nightmare about after Willie is gone?
(a) Mrs. Beech.
(b) Bombings in London.
(c) Being locked in a tiny space with no air.
(d) Rachel's death.

14. What does Carrie wear to school that she has never worn before?
(a) A necktie.
(b) A new skirt.
(c) A new blazer.
(d) A white blouse.

15. Why does Alec Barnes look embarrassed at carol practice?
(a) Everyone wants to know if his father has been using the King kids as slave labor.
(b) Everyone wants to know if his father has been hitting the King kids.
(c) He can't sing.
(d) He does terribly in the rehearsal for the Christmas show.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zach give to Willie when Zach packs to leave for London?

2. What does the psychiatrist recommend for Willie?

3. How is Tom feeling when Willie arrives at carol practice?

4. What surprise is awaiting Willie when he returns to his house in London?

5. What is Willie doing when George comes to fetch him to bring him to the first carol practice?

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