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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what event does Colin place second in the spring track meet?
(a) Shot put.
(b) Long jump.
(c) High jump.
(d) 20-meter dash.

2. In Part 2, Chapter 9, what do Ellen's parents complain about when she visits them?
(a) How broke they are.
(b) How their house is falling apart.
(c) How little their children do for them.
(d) How Ellen doesn't visit often enough.

3. In Part 1, Chapter 3, what does Harry's friend urge him to do?
(a) Write a book.
(b) Join the military.
(c) Leave his family.
(d) Start a business.

4. Why do the Savilles and their neighbors have a party in Part 4, Chapter 19?
(a) For Harry's birthday.
(b) For Colin's birthday.
(c) The war has ended.
(d) A new factory opened.

5. What does Harry decide not to tell his wife about during their vacation at the seashore?
(a) That they are broke.
(b) That her clothes are poorly made.
(c) That a war may start soon.
(d) That Colin is sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose voice does Colin hear one day while working on the farm?

2. What does Stephens try to convince Colin to steal in Part 4, Chapter 17?

3. When does Harry start building the bomb shelter?

4. What does Batty get involved with in Part 3, Chapter 13?

5. In Part 3, Chapter 13, what does Harry tell Colin he is proud of?

(see the answer key)

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