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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nearly Four O'clock.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Big Joe's family get worried when it becomes dark?
(a) Because they cannot find Big Joe.
(b) Because Bertha is alone in the dark.
(c) Because Bertha is in the dirt.
(d) Because Big Joe refuses to eat.

2. Why are the boys happy after Grandma Wolf is no longer there?
(a) Grandma Wolf buys Big Joe a mouse.
(b) Their mother remarries.
(c) Grandma Wolf is now being nice to them.
(d) Their mother is back home.

3. What does Thomas' mother start doing for the Colonel?
(a) Takes care of the Colonel's wife.
(b) Supervises the hired help.
(c) Keeps his books.
(d) Does his correspondence.

4. What does Hanley tell his men?
(a) They now have practice with dealing with gas.
(b) They performed admirably.
(c) They have disgraced their unit.
(d) They are all cowards.

5. What does Molly predict when she reads Thomas, Charlie, and her future?
(a) Thomas will marry her.
(b) They will always be together.
(c) Charlie will die soon.
(d) Big Joe will do something extraordinary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Thomas notice in town recruiting for the war?

2. What caused most of the casualties?

3. What does Thomas usually forgo while at school?

4. What happens when Thomas' father yells at him to run when a tree is falling down?

5. What does the new company commander know about fighting a war?

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