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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 doesn't Charlie see Molly or Thomas much after the Bertha incident?
(a) He has been drafted.
(b) He is ill.
(c) He is working across the town.
(d) He is depressed.

2. What happens when Thomas wakes Big Joe when they find him?
(a) He says he wants to die.
(b) He says he is hungry.
(c) He says Bertha is not mad at the Colonel.
(d) He says Bertha slept with him.

3. What does the Colonel do even though he accepts Charlie's mother's offer?
(a) Fire Charlie.
(b) Fire Charlie and his mother.
(c) Punch Charlie in the face.
(d) Require Charlie to work a day without pay.

4. What do Charlie and Thomas do every Saturday until Christmas Eve?
(a) Go to mass.
(b) Clean out the dog kennels at the Colonel's house.
(c) Play cards with their mother.
(d) Write essays on morality.

5. What is the first thing Thomas thinks about from his past?
(a) His first bike ride.
(b) His brother being hit by a car.
(c) His father and mother yelling at each other.
(d) His first day of school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why don't Charles and Thomas see Molly anymore?

2. What disease does Molly contract?

3. Who does Charlie carry on his back to their lines?

4. What happens when Thomas falls?

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

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