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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Molly's mother say about Charlie's letters to Molly?
(a) They are sweet.
(b) They are sinful.
(c) They are degrading.
(d) She has not read them.

2. What does the Colonel demand when he comes to the cottage in the morning?
(a) That Charlie pay the Colonel for Bertha.
(b) That Charlie tell him where Bertha is.
(c) That Charlie's mother allow the Colonel to whip him.
(d) That Charlie return the Colonel's gun.

3. Of what is Big Joe terrified?
(a) Death.
(b) The Colonel.
(c) The devil.
(d) The dark.

4. Why do Molly's parents forbid her to see Charlie after the incident with Bertha?
(a) Because they think Charlie is too rebellious.
(b) They don't forbid her; they only suggest she not see him.
(c) Because they heard about his stealing the Colonel's dog.
(d) Because they think Charlie is not a good prospect as a husband.

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

6. What does Big Joe's mother say in response to his question?
(a) The Colonel will go to heaven but will be punished for killing Bertha.
(b) Animals go to a lower-level heaven than humans.
(c) All go to Heaven when they die.
(d) There is no hell so the Colonel will not go there.

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

8. Why does Thomas' father sometimes take Thomas into the woods?
(a) To be with the father when he is cutting timber.
(b) To learn how to identify trees.
(c) To learn how to track animals.
(d) To give him a spanking.

9. What does Thomas usually forgo while at school?
(a) Eating his lunch.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Talking to Charlie.
(d) Flicking his lucky knife open and closed.

10. What does Thomas see hanging from a fence?
(a) A red bandana.
(b) A felt hat.
(c) A banana peel.
(d) A dead crow.

11. What does Charlie refuse to tell the Colonel?
(a) Why Charlie left early the day before.
(b) If Charlie thinks the Colonel is wrong.
(c) Where Bertha is.
(d) If Thomas has Bertha.

12. What does Charlie convince Thomas to do for him concerning Molly?
(a) Try to convince her parents that Charlie is not a thief.
(b) Set up meetings with Molly.
(c) Try to talk to Molly and convince her to run away with Charlie.
(d) Deliver letters.

13. 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) Decide to wait until morning to search for Big Joe.
(d) Call the Colonel.

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

15. What does Thomas realize when he and Charlie are caught on the Colonel's land?
(a) That Grandma Wolf will probably be fired due to their actions.
(b) The Colonel is a very scary man when angry.
(c) That he failed his brother.
(d) That his mother will probably be fired due to their actions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jimmy Parsons?

2. How many years of yesterdays and tomorrows does Thomas Peaceful have?

3. How much does Charlie's mother give the Colonel for Bertha?

4. What does the Colonel say they can do with Bertha?

5. What does Thomas feel about Molly and Charlie as time goes on?

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