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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nearly Four O'clock.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Charlie, Thomas, and their mother on the day of the burial do after it gets dark?
(a) Search for Big Joe.
(b) Have dinner and hope Big Joe will arrive.
(c) Call the Colonel.
(d) Decide to wait until morning to search for Big Joe.

2. Where does Thomas aim?
(a) He aims towards the greatest concentration of the enemy.
(b) He does not aim.
(c) He tries to make every bullet count.
(d) He aims over the heads of the German soldiers.

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

4. How many years of yesterdays and tomorrows does Thomas Peaceful have?
(a) He does not specify.
(b) Almost ten years.
(c) Nearly twelve years.
(d) Nearly eighteen years.

5. What do Charlie, Thomas, and the rest of the trainees think of the war during boot camp?
(a) As a necessary evil.
(b) As glorious.
(c) As a distant thing.
(d) As immoral.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Thomas describe Grandma Wolf?

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

3. How long does Thomas wait hoping Charlie appears?

4. How does Thomas and Charlie get rid of food they did not like?

5. What is Thomas classified as when he starts school?

(see the answer key)

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