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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is the hut that Colin and his friends built?
(a) By the septic dump.
(b) Next to the train tracks.
(c) In a valley.
(d) Behind an incinerator.

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

4. How does Harry hide the roof to the bomb shelter?
(a) With timber.
(b) With rocks.
(c) With grass.
(d) With mirrors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 5, how long is Colin's mother in the hospital?

2. What motivates Harry to create more inventions?

3. Where does Colin stay when his mother is in the hospital in Part 1, Chapter 5?

4. What rugby team is Colin asked to join at his school?

5. What does Ellen do to Harry when Stafford comes over for tea?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens the first time Colin goes to Sunday school?

2. Why does Colin get in trouble with his father in Part 2, Chapter 10?

3. How does Colin feel about the town where his new school is?

4. What happened when Colin and Harry went into the city in Part 1, Chapter 4?

5. What does Colin look like after a day of working on the farm?

6. What happens when Colin hears a voice while working on the farm in Part 3, Chapter 14?

7. How does Harry act when Colin comes home from taking his examination?

8. Why does Harry decide to go to a different beach in Part 1, Chapter 3?

9. Describe the house the Savilles move into just outside of Saxton.

10. How is Ellen able to tell when Colin takes Steven to the hut?

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