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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Willie feel about his bruises?

2. What happens to Willie while he sleeps in the opening of Chapter 3, "Saturday Morning"?

3. What does Tom tell Mrs. Fletcher he has seen Willie do for the first time?

4. How old is Tom?

5. What is Tom carrying that surprises the librarian?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the graveyard?

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

3. What is "The Case" that is spoken of in the chapter title, and how does it reveal the differences between Zach and the other children?

4. What is the overall feeling of the townspeople about the war? What actions do they perform that reveal their feelings?

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

6. Christmas is on its way. What events does Christmas bring and how will the children participate?

7. 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?

8. What does the reader learn about Tom as he walks through town with Willie in Chapter 2?

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

10. How does Willie feel at the end of the day after going to town?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Tom Willie's psychiatrist and doctor? How does Tom approach the healing of Willie?

Essay Topic 2

Why do the children love Mrs. Hartridge and how does she affect Willie's life?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the relationship of Willie and Sammie from the time that they meet until the end of the story. How is Sammie therapy for Willie?

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