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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nearly Quarter Past Eleven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What secret does Thomas keep?
(a) That his father was angry with Thomas just before the father dies.
(b) That Thomas' older brother sneaks out of the house at night.
(c) That Charlie loves a girl down the street.
(d) That his father died saving Thomas' life.

2. Who is Charlie?
(a) The next-door neighbor.
(b) Thomas' brother.
(c) Thomas' best friend in the first grade.
(d) Thomas' father.

3. Where does Big Joe keep his new pet?
(a) In a shoe box under his bed.
(b) In a shoe box in his closet.
(c) In an empty oatmeal box on his window sill.
(d) In his dresser drawer.

4. What does Molly give Big Joe for his birthday?
(a) A cat.
(b) A bird.
(c) A harvest mouse.
(d) A snake.

5. How successful is the animal charmer?
(a) The dog stops cowering during thunderstorms.
(b) He manages to get the spiders all in one room.
(c) The horse no longer bucks but it will not move anywhere.
(d) His is not successful at all.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Big Joe love?

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

3. What does Thomas see hanging from a fence?

4. Who refuses to cry out with each lash of the cane Mr. Munnings administers?

5. What does Thomas learn how to do at school?

(see the answer key)

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