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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who greets Willie outside of church after the service ends?
(a) The twins.
(b) Lucy, the daughter of Roe, the milk lady.
(c) The boy from the post office.
(d) Mrs. Hartridge, the teacher.

2. What is the Little's building?
(a) A bird house.
(b) A school for the children.
(c) An air-raid shelter.
(d) A trench for feeding the horses.

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

4. What new name does Zach give to Willie?
(a) Billy.
(b) William.
(c) Bill.
(d) Will.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Willie ask Tom to help him with while he is in the library?

3. What does Dobbs do to Willie when he tries to pat her after George does?

4. What do all of the children come to tell Willie after the first day of school?

5. What does Mrs. Beech mean when she writes that she had "sewn him in for the winter"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Willie ashamed of himself? Should Willie be ashamed? Who has taught Willie his values and what kind of values are they?

2. What astonishing discoveries are made at the library?

3. Christmas is on its way. What events does Christmas bring and how will the children participate?

4. What might be foreshadowed by Tom dusting off the paints at the end of Chapter 2?

5. What does Tom do to the shelter and what is its relevance?

6. How does Zach's character add to the story?

7. How do the townspeople react to Tom's attendance at the meeting and why?

8. How is Willie's reaction to the squirrel and the dog telling of his character?

9. What is "The Case" that is spoken of in the chapter title, and how does it reveal the differences between Zach and the other children?

10. How does Tom help Willie with the humiliation that he feels after his first day at school and what do the two of them discover about Willie?

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