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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 do the authorities decide to do with Willie when they leave Tom's house?
2. On one visit to Willie, Zach brings up one subject a few times that disturbs Willie. What is it?
3. What part does Willie decide to take in the play?
4. What is Zach fixing during the whole of Chapter 18, "Recovery"?
5. Where is Tom taken to his first night in London?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How does the war change the lives of those in Weirwold forever in Chapter 21, "Back to School"?
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. How has Zach helped Willie discover himself?
5. Chapter 18, is called "Recovery." Specifically, how does Willie begin to recover, and who helps him do so in this chapter?
6. How does the choir respond to Mr. Tom on his first night of organ playing for the carol service?
7. At first, how does Zach's death affect Wiliie?
8. In Chapter 15, "Home," what more does the reader learn about Mrs. Beech that has not been revealed before this chapter?
9. 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?
10. What does everyone at the rehearsal discover about Willie? How does this discovery affect him? How is this discovery not surprising?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the growth of the character of Tom from the beginning of the novel to the end.
Essay Topic 2
How does the behavior of Mrs. Beech affect all of the main characters of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Why do the children love Mrs. Hartridge and how does she affect Willie's life?
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