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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Minute Past Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why might Big Joe be more upset than the family realizes?
(a) He does not cry when they bury Bertha.
(b) He is slow and may misunderstand the answers to his questions.
(c) He refuses to look for Bertha.
(d) He say he is going to go to his room to sleep in the middle of the day.

2. What does Molly start doing after the fighting incident at school?
(a) Warns Thomas if someone is about to jump him.
(b) Flirts with Charlie.
(c) Avoids Thomas.
(d) Goes to Thomas' house often.

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

4. 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 think Charlie is too rebellious.
(d) Because they heard about his stealing the Colonel's dog.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Big Joe's mother say in response to his question?

2. What is Thomas worried about in this first memory?

3. What happens when a German comes out from behind a curtain?

4. What does Charlie refuse to tell the Colonel?

5. What animal does Big Joe love?

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