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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. What does Matty say Ramon's mother traded for?
(a) A new house.
(b) Another gaming machine.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Candy for her gaming machine.

2. What does Matty say he called himself when he first arrived at Village?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Me.
(c) Fiercest of the Fierce.
(d) King of the Universe.

3. What is Mentor's job?
(a) He teaches men how to repair things.
(b) He's a school teacher.
(c) He provides answers to people with problems.
(d) He's leader of a group of thinkers.

4. Which of the following is not an argument used to close Village to newcomers?
(a) None of them have money to care for themselves.
(b) We can't understand them.
(c) Our schools are too small .
(d) We need all the fish for ourselves.

5. How many brothers and sisters does Matty have?
(a) One brother.
(b) One brother and two sisters.
(c) None.
(d) One brother and one sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many fish does Matty say he caught the previous day?

2. What does Jean say she believes her father has traded?

3. What does Seer say when he learns that Matty plans to attend?

4. Why does Seer light a lamp as Matty is preparing to leave?

5. Who lives with Leader?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Seer tell Matty about Trade Mart?

2. What is Matty's attitude about lying, and what is the lie he tells Ramon?

3. How do Matty and Seer often spend their evenings and why does Matty say he wants a Gaming Machine?

4. List at least three ways Matty can tell that he's growing up.

5. List two items that people traded for or tried to trade for during Trade Mart.

6. Why doesn't Matty want to tell Seer where he's going after supper?

7. What does the woman who's only recently arrived in Village say about her son and her other children?

8. How does Ramon manage to bring up the Gaming Machine while he and Matty are preparing to fish and what is Matty's reaction?

9. What does Leader say Matty should name the puppy and how does Matty decide to follow the advice?

10. What does Leader say about food and animals in the village where he'd lived as a child?

(see the answer keys)

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