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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 5, how long is Colin's mother in the hospital?
(a) Four months.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) A month.
(d) Six weeks.

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

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

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

5. Where do the Savilles walk for an hour every Sunday?
(a) To the library.
(b) Around the village and park.
(c) Around the community garden.
(d) To the grocery store.

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

7. What are the two parts of Saxton?
(a) The north part and the south part.
(b) The east part and the west part.
(c) The new part and the old part.
(d) The rich part and the poor part.

8. In Part 3, Chapter 13, what does Harry tell Colin he is proud of?
(a) His performance in sports.
(b) His grades.
(c) His relationship with his brother.
(d) The school he attends.

9. What does the school's motto, Labor Ipse Voluptas, mean?
(a) Learning is work.
(b) Pleasure after work.
(c) Work is a pleasure.
(d) Work for your money.

10. When the Savilles go sledding in Part 2, Chapter 10, who does not enjoy the activity?
(a) Harry.
(b) Colin.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Steven.

11. Who does Colin get into a fist fight with in Part 3, Chapter 15?
(a) Ian.
(b) Batty.
(c) Stafford.
(d) Michael.

12. Why does Ellen buy Colin's uniform too large for him?
(a) Because she didn't know his size.
(b) So he can grow into it.
(c) Because it was the only size available.
(d) So he won't feel too confident.

13. How many bunk beds does Harry put in the bomb shelter?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

14. What does Colin think about the night before his examinations?
(a) Math and quiz problems.
(b) Making more money than his father.
(c) His hut with Ian.
(d) His mother letting him stay home from school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 3, what does Harry's friend urge him to do?

2. Where will Colin go to school in the fall?

3. Who do the Savilles run into while sledding in Part 2, Chapter 10?

4. How long will Colin's bus ride be when he starts school in the fall?

5. What day of the week does Stafford come over to the Savilles' house in Part 3, Chapter 15?

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