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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Part 2, Chapter 7, who does Colin go to Sunday school with?
(a) Harry.
(b) Bizzy.
(c) Ian.
(d) Roger.

3. What nationalities are the prisoners of war Colin interacts with in Part 3, Chapter 14?
(a) Polish and Russian.
(b) German and Italian.
(c) French and Spanish.
(d) English and Irish.

4. How does Colin get a sled in Part 2, Chapter 10?
(a) Ian lets him borrow his.
(b) Ellen buys him one.
(c) He finds it behind his school.
(d) Harry makes him one.

5. How does Harry punish Colin for taking Steven to the hut?
(a) He sends him to his grandparents.
(b) He whips him.
(c) He takes his trains.
(d) He grounds him.

6. When does Harry start building the bomb shelter?
(a) Before Colin's birthday.
(b) After his family's summer vacation.
(c) After he gets a bonus at work.
(d) After his neighbors were robbed.

7. How does Miss Woodson treat her students at King Edward's?
(a) She yells at them.
(b) She helps them.
(c) She gets them out of trouble.
(d) She embarrasses them.

8. Where does Colin meet Stafford in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) During recess.
(b) In the principal's office.
(c) At the park.
(d) In town.

9. Who decides that Colin should attend Sunday school?
(a) Harry.
(b) Colin.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Mr. Morrison.

10. How does Harry know the friend he runs into while at the seashore in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) From college.
(b) From the coal mine.
(c) From the factory.
(d) From the military.

11. How does Harry feel toward Mr. Reagan?
(a) He admires him.
(b) He is afraid of him.
(c) He is intimidated by him.
(d) He is jealous of him.

12. What are the Saxon's neighbors waiting for in Part 3, Chapter 16?
(a) The opening of a new factory.
(b) The end of the war.
(c) The delivery of a daily newspaper.
(d) The housing prices to rise.

13. In Part 3, Chapter 16, where are Ellen's parents confined?
(a) To their bed.
(b) To the couch.
(c) To the first floor of their house.
(d) To the hospital.

14. When Ellen goes to the hospital to have her baby, who helps Steven get ready in the morning?
(a) Colin.
(b) Stafford.
(c) Harry.
(d) Mr. Reagan.

15. What happened when the Savilles and their neighbors went into Harry's bomb shelter in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) The roof collapsed.
(b) The door wouldn't open.
(c) The door wouldn't close.
(d) It was flooded.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Andrew die?

2. When the Savilles go sledding in Part 2, Chapter 10, who does not enjoy the activity?

3. How many bunk beds does Harry put in the bomb shelter?

4. When do Harry and his family move just outside of Saxton?

5. Why does Harry become frustrated with Colin's preparatory tests?

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