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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Charlie and Thomas' mother do when the boys are caught on the Colonel's land?
(a) Pays the Colonel for dead fish.
(b) Stops the Colonel from whipping the boys.
(c) Pays the Colonel to teach the boys better manners.
(d) Allows the Colonel complete control over the boys' punishment.

2. What did Big Joe say is his favorite food?
(a) Sauerkraut.
(b) Blood pudding.
(c) Scones.
(d) Any food that was available.

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

4. Why doesn't Charlie see Molly or Thomas much after the Bertha incident?
(a) He is depressed.
(b) He is working across the town.
(c) He is ill.
(d) He has been drafted.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What song do they sing at Bertha's grave?

2. Who beats up Thomas?

3. What animal does Big Joe love?

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

5. What does Charlie figure the Colonel will find out?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect does Charlie taking Bertha have on his relationship with Molly?

2. How does Thomas' father die?

3. Why is the punishment not so bad and how do the boy mark the end of their punishment period?

4. What is life like when Grandma Wolf comes to live at the boys' home?

5. What happens when the Colonel arrives at the cottage the morning after Charlie steals Bertha?

6. Why is Charlie upset by the Colonels plans for Bertha and what does he do to thwart those plans?

7. Who searches for Big Joe and where do they find him?

8. Describe Thomas and Charlie's poaching experience.

9. What happens to Bertha?

10. What do Charlie, Thomas, and Molly do when one of the mice is caught and killed?

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