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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. Why do the country folk cover their windows at night?
(a) To keep invaders from their homes.
(b) To keep the bombers from seeing targets.
(c) To keep out the light of the missle blasts.
(d) To keep out the early morning sun.

2. Why are many of the evacuees sent back home in the beginning of "The Case" chapter?
(a) They are too homesick.
(b) They misbehaved.
(c) The war is over.
(d) Their parents could not give the government money.

3. What do the townspeople do when Tom joins them at the meeting?
(a) They snicker.
(b) They jump up to greet him.
(c) They ignore him.
(d) They nudge one another to take notice of Tom.

4. What confusing saying did Zach leave Willie with on the night they first met?
(a) Just looking for spies.
(b) See ya later, alligator.
(c) Roger, wilco, and out.
(d) In a while, crocodile.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zach want to do that surprises Willie after they first meet?

2. Why hasn't Willie painted at school?

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

4. What Bible story doesTom tell Willie after his bath in Chapter 6?

5. How old is Willie?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the significance of the graveyard?

4. What is the meaning of the title of Chapter 4?

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

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

7. What do Willie and Rachel have in common, and how does it affect Tom in the "Birthday" chapter?

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

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

10. What are the signs that both Tom and Willie are healing?

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