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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. What does the word mackintosh refer to in chapter 1?
(a) A jacket.
(b) A brown bag.
(c) An apple.
(d) A computer.

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

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

4. What kind of a character is Mrs. Fletcher?
(a) A gossip.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Kind and sweet.
(d) Mean and nasty.

5. What is different about Zach that Tom and George both note?
(a) His lack of intelligence.
(b) His clothing.
(c) His vocabulary.
(d) His laugh.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Mr. Fletcher and his sons come to Tom's house?

2. What happens at the end of Chapter 2 that makes Willie smile?

3. Why does Tom frown at Mrs. Fletcher in church?

4. Why has Willie chosen to rise a bit earlier every day at the beginning of the "Birthday" chapter?

5. Who does WIllie meet while he is in the yard in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the reader learn about Tom as he walks through town with Willie in Chapter 2?

2. What does Tom volunteer for at the meeting and how does this show growth in his character?

3. Why is the entrance of the post-office boy suspenseful?

4. What are Sundays like for Willie at home with his mother? How do those Sundays differ from the Sundays he has with Tom?

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

6. How has the war begun to affect the villagers?

7. What changes come over Tom as he takes Willie into town and spends the day with him?

8. How does Willie feel about Zach and what indicators are there about the way their friendship will or will not develop?

9. What "firsts" does Willie experience in the "Birthday" chapter and how does he respond to them?

10. How does Willie begin to fit in with the children and what affect does this have on him?

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