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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. For what does Tom go to the draper?
(a) Clothes for Willie.
(b) Draperies.
(c) Black material for the windows at night.
(d) Clothes for himself.

2. What does Dobbs do to Willie when he tries to pat her after George does?
(a) Dobbs licks Willie's hand.
(b) Dobbs nips at Willie's hand.
(c) Dobbs sends Willie stumbling backwards.
(d) Dobbs neighs.

3. What problem does Willie have when he, Tom, and Sammy go out to the fields in Chapter 2?
(a) Willie has no boots, so he can't go.
(b) Willie does not want to go.
(c) Willie can't keep up.
(d) Willie is afraid to go.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Willie feel about his first day of school?

2. How does Willie feel about his bruises?

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

4. Why is Zach so excited to get Willie home from the church?

5. What confusing saying did Zach leave Willie with on the night they first met?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Chamberlain? What does he announce? And what will the effects of this announcement be on Tom and Willie?

2. 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?

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

4. Why are George's sisters upset with George on the day of the picnic, and what does this say about the way that they think?

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

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

7. 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?

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

9. What becomes evident about Willie's education as Chapter 2 progresses?

10. Throughout Chapter 5, how does Tom show his care for Willie?

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