2. Why does Alec Barnes look embarrassed at carol practice?
(a) Everyone wants to know if his father has been hitting the King kids.
(b) He does terribly in the rehearsal for the Christmas show.
(c) He can't sing.
(d) Everyone wants to know if his father has been using the King kids as slave labor.

3. Why is George wearing a black armband?
(a) His brother was reported missing, believed dead.
(b) He is showing his loyalty to his country.
(c) His father was reported missing, believed dead.
(d) His cousin was reported missing, believed dead.

4. What does Willie learn from talking to Zach's spirit?
(a) That Zach is gone forever.
(b) That Willie is now a whole person.
(c) That God is good.
(d) That he cannot live without Zach.

5. How do Tom, Zach, and Willie travel to the fishing village?
(a) By train.
(b) By boat.
(c) By bicycle.
(d) By cart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Trudy?

2. What is celebrated on September 7th, 1940?

3. Where is Tom taken to his first night in London?

4. How does Mrs. Beech first react when she sees Willie at the train station?

5. How is Tom feeling when Willie arrives at carol practice?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the choir respond to Mr. Tom on his first night of organ playing for the carol service?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. How is Chapter 16, "The Search" suspenseful?

5. How has Zach helped Willie discover himself?

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. 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.

8. How is Chapter 13, "Carol Singing" a milestone in Tom's life?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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