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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. Where are Thomas, Charlie, and their local friends sent?
(a) On leave.
(b) To a special training school.
(c) To another unit.
(d) To the front.

2. What makes Thomas feel terribly empty while he is on leave?
(a) He learns Anna is dead.
(b) He receives a letter that their mother has died.
(c) He learns his friend has died.
(d) He missed Charlie.

3. How does Grandma Wolf feel about Big Joe's favorite animal?
(a) She is terrified of them.
(b) She thinks dogs belong outside.
(c) She thinks cats shed all the time.
(d) She loves the birds, too, and puts crumbs out for them.

4. What happens when Thomas' father yells at him to run when a tree is falling down?
(a) Thomas trips.
(b) Thomas freezes.
(c) Thomas runs and gets clear of the tree.
(d) Thomas runs into a bear trap.

5. How does Thomas feel towards Molly when he see her on Christmas Eve?
(a) Enamored.
(b) A different, deeper love.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Hostile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Charlie?

2. What do Charlie and Thomas do every Saturday until Christmas Eve?

3. What does the Colonel say they can do with Bertha?

4. What is one way that Molly is different when the boys see her on Christmas Eve?

5. Why might Big Joe be more upset than the family realizes?

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