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

2. What does Tom think of Zach?
(a) That he is rude.
(b) That he is intelligent.
(c) That he needs a haircut.
(d) That he is too thin.

3. Why do Mr. Fletcher and his sons come to Tom's house?
(a) To dig a trench.
(b) To eat supper.
(c) To build a room for Willie.
(d) To teach Willie about God.

4. What is the boy doing at the postmasters when Willie first meets him in Chapter 3, "Saturday Morning"?
(a) He is sitting in a chair.
(b) He was reading a newspaper.
(c) He is writing to his mother.
(d) He is conversing with the postmaster.

5. What does Tom find in Willie's belongings that angers him?
(a) A dirty toothbrush.
(b) A belt.
(c) Night clothes.
(d) A Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word mackintosh refer to in chapter 1?

2. Why is Willie afraid to invite his friends to his room?

3. How old is Tom?

4. What is Willie's first thought of Mrs. Hartridge?

5. Why doesn't Willie want to go into the toy shop?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tom feel about the war? What does he say and do that indicate those feelings?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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