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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does Thomas feel about Molly and Charlie as time goes on?
(a) He hopes Molly won't dessert Charlie again.
(b) He is being left behind.
(c) He hopes Molly will like him instead of Charlie.
(d) He hopes they will get married.

3. What is the first thing Thomas thinks about from his past?
(a) His brother being hit by a car.
(b) His first day of school.
(c) His first bike ride.
(d) His father and mother yelling at each other.

4. What happens when Thomas' father yells at him to run when a tree is falling down?
(a) Thomas freezes.
(b) Thomas runs into a bear trap.
(c) Thomas trips.
(d) Thomas runs and gets clear of the tree.

5. Who refuses to cry out with each lash of the cane Mr. Munnings administers?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Big Joe.

6. When does Grandma Wolf smack Big Joe because of his fondness for certain animals?
(a) When Big Joe puts food out for the mice.
(b) When Grandma Wolf is feeling afraid.
(c) When Big Joe lets the dog into his bedroom.
(d) When Big Joe refuses to carry wild mice outside.

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

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

9. What does Thomas' mother start doing for the Colonel?
(a) Takes care of the Colonel's wife.
(b) Keeps his books.
(c) Supervises the hired help.
(d) Does his correspondence.

10. How successful is the animal charmer?
(a) He manages to get the spiders all in one room.
(b) The dog stops cowering during thunderstorms.
(c) The horse no longer bucks but it will not move anywhere.
(d) His is not successful at all.

11. Why does Big Joe run to the school one day?
(a) He is being chased by some bees he disturbed.
(b) To ask Thomas for help hunting caterpillars.
(c) He is being chased by one of the town bullies.
(d) To show Thomas a slow worm Big Joe finds.

12. What does the Colonel do even though he accepts Charlie's mother's offer?
(a) Fire Charlie.
(b) Punch Charlie in the face.
(c) Fire Charlie and his mother.
(d) Require Charlie to work a day without pay.

13. What do the boys do when they leave the Colonel's place on Christmas Eve?
(a) Mark a big "X" in the dirt by his driveway entrance.
(b) Throw stones at his manor's sign.
(c) Blow raspberries.
(d) Nothing.

14. What does Charlie figure the Colonel will find out?
(a) What Charlie has done with Bertha.
(b)
(c) That Charlie intends to marry his granddaughter.
(d)

15. Why is Big Joe happy about Thomas and Charlie's conspiracy concerning food at meals?
(a) He finds it amusing to see the boys' pockets bulging.
(b) He doesn't have to feed his dog as much other stuff.
(c) He doesn't want the boys' mother to feel badly that they do like her cooking.
(d) He likes to eat the extra food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does the thing hanging from the fence remind Thomas?

2. Who is Grandma Wolf?

3. Why might Big Joe be more upset than the family realizes?

4. Why is Thomas proud of Charlie on the day that Big Joe comes to school?

5. Why doesn't Thomas' mother stand up to Grandma Wolf?

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