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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Twenty-Four Minutes Past Midnight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Colonel demand when he comes to the cottage in the morning?
(a) That Charlie tell him where Bertha is.
(b) That Charlie return the Colonel's gun.
(c) That Charlie pay the Colonel for Bertha.
(d) That Charlie's mother allow the Colonel to whip him.

2. Why do Molly's parents forbid her to see Charlie after the incident with Bertha?
(a) They don't forbid her; they only suggest she not see him.
(b) Because they heard about his stealing the Colonel's dog.
(c) Because they think Charlie is too rebellious.
(d) Because they think Charlie is not a good prospect as a husband.

3. What does Thomas see hanging from a fence?
(a) A dead crow.
(b) A red bandana.
(c) A banana peel.
(d) A felt hat.

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

5. What does Charlie promise Thomas?
(a) That their father will come back home.
(b) That Thomas will love school.
(c) That their mother is going to be well.
(d) To take care of Thomas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Thomas Peaceful determined not to do?

2. What does Molly's mother say about Charlie's letters to Molly?

3. Where does Grandma Wolf move?

4. What do Molly and Charlie both do?

5. Who is Jimmy Parsons?

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