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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. Without Mark's knowledge, what does Roswell do with the key?
(a) Burns it.
(b) Slips it into Mark's pocket.
(c) Throws it away in the trash.
(d) Hides it in Mark's bedroom.

2. What does Hiram Bates remember in Chapter 1?
(a) Henry's father.
(b) Henry.
(c) Dick.
(d) Mark.

3. By taking a wax impression of the ________on the money drawer, a key can be made.
(a) Slit.
(b) Handle.
(c) Lock.
(d) Knob.

4. When Mark leaves, who arrives to the store angry about a five-dollar bill?
(a) Dick Hunter.
(b) A gardener from the company.
(c) A member of the club.
(d) Chrissy Marks.

5. Where does Mark recognize Roswell from in Chapter 16?
(a) Fulton Market.
(b) Warden retreat.
(c) Morning tower.
(d) Children's orphanage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mark walks in _______________to search for money in Chapter 6.

2. When Mark wants to return to work, whom does Dick say that he can use as a reference in Chapter 15?

3. Who works for Richard Hunter in Chapter 13?

4. Who gives Mark a dime in Chapter 7 of Mark the Match Boy?

5. What does the store owner decide to do with Mark after he has talked to both him and Roswell?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Mark feels about begging.

2. How does Mrs. Flanagan differ in her treatment of Mark from that of Mother Watson?

3. How does Roswell implicate Mark with his crime in Chapter 23?

4. Why is Bates looking for his grandson?

5. How is the money that Mark receives parallel to the experience that Dick had?

6. How does Ralph connive Roswell into getting him five dollars in Chapter 20?

7. What is unique about the five dollar bill that Roswell stole in Chapter 23?

8. How does Ralph propose that Roswell increase his earnings in Chapter 18?

9. Compare and contrast the working habits of Mark and Roswell from the eyes of Mr. Baker.

10. How does Ben try to help Mark get his twenty-five cents in Chapter 6?

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