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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. What does Carrie wear to school that she has never worn before?
2. Why does Alec Barnes look embarrassed at carol practice?
3. How do Tom, Zach, and Willie travel to the fishing village?
4. What news does Mrs. Hartridge share with Willie?
5. What do the authorities decide to do with Willie when they leave Tom's house?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the choir respond to Mr. Tom on his first night of organ playing for the carol service?
2. In Chapter 14, "New Beginnings," there are a few actual new beginnings. What are they, and what changes will they bring to the lives of the characters?
3. 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?
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. How do the psychiatrist and Tom differ in their assessment of Willie's recovery needs?
6. How does Willie stand up for himself in Chapter 20, "Spooky Cott," and how is this new for him?
7. In Chapter 15, "Home," what more does the reader learn about Mrs. Beech that has not been revealed before this chapter?
8. Once again, there is great suspense. Describe the suspense in Chapter 17, "The Rescue."
9. How is Willie similar and different from the boy that Tom met at the beginning of the novel?
10. How has Zach helped Willie discover himself?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the parenting of Tom versus Mrs. Beech.
Essay Topic 2
How is the death of Mrs. Beech both a blessing and a tragedy in regard to Tom and Willie?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Zach's and Willie's characters.
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