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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. When he comes to her house to visit, what does Mrs. Hartridge do for Willie to help him heal?
(a) She feeds him ginger cake and lemonade.
(b) She holds the baby at arms length from him.
(c) She speaks with him about her husband's death.
(d) She breastfeeds the baby.

2. What separates Carrie from the other girls at the high shool?
(a) Her lack of wealth.
(b) Her desire not to have friends.
(c) Her accent.
(d) Her intelligence.

3. Why does Zach go back to London?
(a) The Little's no longer want him.
(b) The war is over.
(c) His parents want him home.
(d) His father has been severly injured.

4. What is Zach fixing during the whole of Chapter 18, "Recovery"?
(a) A carriage for Mrs. Hartridge.
(b) A bike for himself.
(c) A fence for Mrs. Little's garden.
(d) An easel for Willie.

5. In March, Tom gets a letter from Willie's mother. What does it say?
(a) She wants Willie home because she is sick.
(b) She wants Willie to stay with Tom because she can't care for him.
(c) She wants Willie to stay with Tom because the bombing is worse.
(d) She wants Willie home because the war is over.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Willie learn from talking to Zach's spirit?

2. What is Tom's first reaction to the singing of the choir?

3. What news is Carrie waiting impatiently at the gate to give Zach after his return from the sea?

4. How does Willie feel after spending the early evening with his mother?

5. How does Tom get Willie out of the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of a project does Miss Thorne and Geoffrey put together for the first day of school, and how does this project show that these two will make a good team of teachers?

2. How has Zach helped Willie discover himself?

3. Chapter 18, is called "Recovery." Specifically, how does Willie begin to recover, and who helps him do so in this chapter?

4. Now that Willie has arrived back in London, both he and his mother can see how much he has changed. What changes are there in Willie and how do these changes affect his relationship with his mother?

5. What does everyone at the rehearsal discover about Willie? How does this discovery affect him? How is this discovery not surprising?

6. By the end of Chapter 19, "The Sea! The Sea! The Sea!," Tom's character has changed from the man that he was before Willie came into his life. How has Tom changed and how is it specifically seen in this chapter?

7. In Chapter 15, "Home," what more does the reader learn about Mrs. Beech that has not been revealed before this chapter?

8. Whose points of view are seen throughout Chapter 16, "The Search"? Explain what is seen by each.

9. Once again in this novel, two people with tragedy in their lives will come together and help each other heal. In Chapter 20, "Spooky Cott" who does Willie meet and how will their meeting help each of them?

10. How do the psychiatrist and Tom differ in their assessment of Willie's recovery needs?

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