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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What song do they sing at Bertha's grave?
(a) "Jesus Loves Me."
(b) They do not sing.
(c) "Shall We Gather at the River."
(d) "Amazing Grace."

2. What do Charlie and Thomas try one more time while Molly is sick?
(a) Finding buried treasure at an abandoned house.
(b) Making peace with the boy who bullied Big joe.
(c) Poaching.
(d) Going down an abandoned mine shaft.

3. What animal does Big Joe love?
(a) Mice.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Cats.
(d) Birds.

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

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

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

7. 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.

8. What does Molly give Big Joe for his birthday?
(a) A cat.
(b) A bird.
(c) A harvest mouse.
(d) A snake.

9. For what does the Colonel think Charlie should be held accountable?
(a) The time Charlie did not work the day before when he stole Bertha.
(b) Charlie's thieving ways.
(c) The loss of the Colonel's best fishing rod.
(d) The loss of the Colonel's best pair of fencing cutters.

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

11. How does Thomas describe Grandma Wolf?
(a) Easy going.
(b) Strict with lots of rules.
(c) Always cheerful.
(d) Quiet.

12. What does Molly say that makes Thomas think he'll love her forever?
(a) That Thomas is right to defend Big Joe.
(b) That Thomas is brave.
(c) That Big Joe is nice.
(d) That Charlie is the best brother in the world.

13. 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 loves the birds, too, and puts crumbs out for them.
(d) She is terrified of them.

14. Why does Big Joe's family get worried when it becomes dark?
(a) Because Bertha is alone in the dark.
(b) Because Bertha is in the dirt.
(c) Because they cannot find Big Joe.
(d) Because Big Joe refuses to eat.

15. What does Thomas learn how to do at school?
(a) Write his name.
(b) Say the pledge of allegiance.
(c) Tie his boots.
(d) Use the water fountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Thomas thinks about from his past?

2. Where are Thomas and Charlie separated?

3. Who is Charlie?

4. Who is Grandma Wolf?

5. Why are the boys happy after Grandma Wolf is no longer there?

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