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

2. What does Zach do that makes the ceiling fall?
(a) Wrestles with Willie.
(b) Jumps on his bed.
(c) Tap dances.
(d) Performs a play.

3. How has Willie's room changed?
(a) A picture of his mother is on the shelf.
(b) The rubber sheets are gone.
(c) There are pictures on the walls of his drawings.
(d) The bed is larger than before.

4. Why does Willie end up in Mrs. Black's class?
(a) Because he can't read.
(b) Because of his age.
(c) Because he is an evacuee.
(d) Because he is Catholic.

5. How is Tom described in Chapter 1?
(a) Tall and thick.
(b) Average height and stocky.
(c) Small and thin.
(d) Average and thin.

Short Answer Questions

1. On their walk in Chapter 2, what does Willie do for Tom?

2. What happens to Willie's desserts at the picnic?

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

4. What is the Little's building?

5. What does Tom add to the shelter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the significance of the graveyard?

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

6. Why has Willie come to stay with Tom and how does Tom feel about this?

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

8. Tom mutters to himself, "best not get fond of the boy, Thomas." Why do you believe that he says this, and what does he mean by it?

9. 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?

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

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