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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through One Minute to Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens when Thomas wakes Big Joe when they find him?
(a) He says he is hungry.
(b) He says Bertha slept with him.
(c) He says Bertha is not mad at the Colonel.
(d) He says he wants to die.

3. What does the sergeant tell Charlie?
(a) Charlie is ordered to take Thomas for medical help.
(b) Charlie will be shot if he disobeys an order.
(c) Charlie is ordered to stay and cover the other soldier's retreat.
(d) Charlie is ordered to take out the left gun's emplacement.

4. How do Charlie and Thomas sleep at their new assignment?
(a) In barrels cut in half.
(b) In small bunkers.
(c) In foxholes.
(d) Standing up.

5. What does Molly do for Thomas?
(a) Gives him her lunch.
(b) Sews his torn shirt.
(c) Cleans him up.
(d) Helps him with his math work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Charlie, Thomas, and the rest of their company sent out to do?

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

3. What does Molly give Big Joe for his birthday?

4. What do Charlie and Thomas' mother do when the boys are caught on the Colonel's land?

5. Why do Molly, Charlie, and Thomas bury a mouse and sing a hymn over its grave?

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