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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. 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 his dresser drawer.
(d) In an empty oatmeal box on his window sill.

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 think Charlie is not a good prospect as a husband.
(c) Because they heard about his stealing the Colonel's dog.
(d) Because they think Charlie is too rebellious.

3. What has Thomas Peaceful finally managed to do?
(a) Be alone.
(b) Find his father.
(c) Feel happy.
(d) Remember a dream.

4. What does Thomas realize when he and Charlie are caught on the Colonel's land?
(a) The Colonel is a very scary man when angry.
(b) That his mother will probably be fired due to their actions.
(c) That he failed his brother.
(d) That Grandma Wolf will probably be fired due to their actions.

5. Why does Grandma Wolf ask an animal charmer from the village come to the house once?
(a) To see if he could make the horse stop bucking.
(b) To see if he could help the dog who was afraid of thunder.
(c) To charm the Big Joe's pets away.
(d) To charm the spiders out of the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Thomas Peaceful determined not to do?

2. What is the first thing Thomas thinks about from his past?

3. What does Molly predict when she reads Thomas, Charlie, and her future?

4. Where are Charlie and Thomas made to walk?

5. Why do the boys end up enjoying their Saturdays?

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