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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. As March comes, what do the children get together to plan?
(a) Another play.
(b) A visit to Spooky Cott.
(c) A breakfast for Tom.
(d) A baby shower for Mrs. Hartridge.

2. What is Tom's motto that he expresses once again with Willie when Tom talks about Willie's weak legs?
(a) Everythin' will work out.
(b) Everythin' will be all right.
(c) Everythin' has a reason.
(d) Everythin' has its own time.

3. Where does Willie's mother put him after she beats him?
(a) Tied to a chair.
(b) In his bedroom.
(c) Locked in the kitchen.
(d) Under the stairs in a closet.

4. Who goes with Tom to London?
(a) George.
(b) Zach.
(c) Mrs. Fletcher.
(d) Sammy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Robert play the role of Scrooge?

2. Why does Willie get upset when Tom visits him in the hospital?

3. What name does Zach give the town where he, Tom, and Willie are vacationing?

4. What happens to Trudy?

5. What does Willie teach himself to do after Zach dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Carrie asked of Mrs. Hartridge that is out of character for a girl of this period, and what might its effects be on the town of Weirwold.

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

3. What is the relationship between Zach and his parents? Why would the reader question this relationship?

4. 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?

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

6. What does Tom reveal for the first time in "The Show Must Go On"? Why does he reveal it and to whom?

7. How does Willie stand up for himself in Chapter 20, "Spooky Cott," and how is this new for him?

8. How does the war change the lives of those in Weirwold forever in Chapter 21, "Back to School"?

9. At first, how does Zach's death affect Wiliie?

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

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