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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How old is Colin in Part 3, Chapter 14?
(a) 13.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 11.

4. How long does Colin's examination take?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Half an hour.
(c) All day.
(d) One and a half hours.

5. What shift does Harry work at the coal pit?
(a) The afternoon shift.
(b) The night shift.
(c) The day shift.
(d) A split shift.

6. How was Harry able to take his family to the seashore in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) He had to stay with a friend.
(b) He had to use his retirement savings.
(c) He had to borrow money.
(d) He had to work overtime.

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

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

9. Which day of school is Colin late for?
(a) The first.
(b) The second.
(c) The third.
(d) The fourth.

10. Whose voice does Colin hear one day while working on the farm?
(a) Harry's.
(b) Ian's.
(c) Stafford's.
(d) Steven's.

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

12. Where will Colin go to school in the fall?
(a) Liggett University.
(b) Melsham Manor.
(c) King Edward's Grammar School.
(d) Elizabethan Prep.

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

14. In Part 1, Chapter 1, what irritates Ellen about Andrew?
(a) His speech impediment.
(b) His outgoing personality.
(c) His shyness.
(d) His sleepiness.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the hut that Colin and his friends built?

3. What nickname does Harry's brother, Jack, go by?

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

5. What are the Saxon's neighbors waiting for in Part 3, Chapter 16?

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