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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 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.

2. Where are Thomas and Charlie separated?
(a) On the school bus.
(b) At the social worker's office.
(c) At school.
(d) At church.

3. What do Charlie and Thomas' mother do when the boys are caught on the Colonel's land?
(a) Pays the Colonel to teach the boys better manners.
(b) Stops the Colonel from whipping the boys.
(c) Pays the Colonel for dead fish.
(d) Allows the Colonel complete control over the boys' punishment.

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

5. Where does Grandma Wolf move?
(a) To the Colonel's house.
(b) To a house down the street.
(c) Back to St. Louis.
(d) To the rectory.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Molly say that makes Thomas think he'll love her forever?

3. Who is Charlie?

4. What did Big Joe say is his favorite food?

5. What does one of the bigger boys say about Big Joe?

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