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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Andrew die?
(a) The family doesn't know.
(b) Illness.
(c) Murder.
(d) An accident.

2. Why does Harry creosote the timbers for his bomb shelter?
(a) To make them easy to saw.
(b) To keep it water tight.
(c) To build doors.
(d) To support the walls.

3. What does Ellen's mother think girls should do?
(a) Take care of their mothers.
(b) Take care of the animals.
(c) Take care of their husbands.
(d) Take care of the children.

4. What does Colin see his father do when he follows him to the park in Part 2, Chapter 6?
(a) Beat up another man.
(b) Steal money.
(c) March with other men.
(d) Buy a gun.

5. When do Harry and his family move just outside of Saxton?
(a) The 1930s.
(b) The 1940s.
(c) The 1910s.
(d) The 1920s.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the seashore, how does Colin first react to the water?

2. When does Harry start building the bomb shelter?

3. How does Harry punish Colin for taking Steven to the hut?

4. Who decides that Colin should attend Sunday school?

5. Why does Harry help Colin with testing every night in Part 2, Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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