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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. Why do the boys end up enjoying their Saturdays?
(a) They learn how to gamble.
(b) They make good friends with the dogs.
(c) They learn a great deal about farming.
(d) They become friends with the Colonel.

2. Who beats up Thomas?
(a) Big Joe.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Mr. Munnings.
(d) One of the older boys at school.

3. For what do Charlie and Thomas volunteer?
(a) The Marines.
(b) The Navy.
(c) The Army.
(d) The Merchant Marines.

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

5. How does Grandma Wolf feel about Big Joe's favorite animal?
(a) She thinks cats shed all the time.
(b) She thinks dogs belong outside.
(c) She is terrified of them.
(d) She loves the birds, too, and puts crumbs out for them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who refuses to cry out with each lash of the cane Mr. Munnings administers?

2. What is hanging on the peg that used to be for Thomas and Charlie's father's coat?

3. What is Thomas told back at the hospital?

4. What does Thomas' mother start doing for the Colonel?

5. Why don't Charles and Thomas see Molly anymore?

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