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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. Why don't Charles and Thomas see Molly anymore?
(a) Because of her illness.
(b) Because her father meets Big Joe.
(c) Because Molly gets angry with them.
(d) Because she moves away.

2. 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) The loss of the Colonel's best pair of fencing cutters.
(c) The loss of the Colonel's best fishing rod.
(d) Charlie's thieving ways.

3. Who holds a gun on the boys?
(a) The deputy sheriff.
(b) No one.
(c) The bailiff.
(d) The Colonel.

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. Why doesn't Thomas' mother stand up to Grandma Wolf?
(a) Grandma Wolf does not need standing up to.
(b) His mother says it would be disrespectful.
(c) His mother is too tired when she gets home.
(d) Grandma Wolf intimidates Thomas' mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Charlie see Molly or Thomas much after the Bertha incident?

2. What does the Colonel do even though he accepts Charlie's mother's offer?

3. What does Thomas realize when he and Charlie are caught on the Colonel's land?

4. What does Molly do for Thomas?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the story of the harvest mouse?

2. How does the boys' situation change for the better after the Colonel's wife dies?

3. What precipitates a fight at school between Thomas and Jimmy Parsons?

4. What does Big Joe ask his mother about heaven and what is her response?

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

6. What happens to Bertha?

7. Why is Thomas glad to be working at the same farm as Charlie?

8. Describe Thomas and Charlie's poaching experience.

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

10. At the novel's opening, what does Thomas Peaceful want to remember this night?

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