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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 nickname does Harry's brother, Jack, go by?
(a) Jack Man.
(b) Black Jack.
(c) Jack Jack.
(d) Mad Jack.

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

3. How does Andrew die?
(a) Illness.
(b) An accident.
(c) The family doesn't know.
(d) Murder.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Michael Reagan teased at Sunday school?

2. How long does Colin's examination take?

3. When Ellen goes to the hospital to have her baby, who helps Steven get ready in the morning?

4. What shift does Harry work at the coal pit?

5. How does Mr. Hodge's react to Colin's tardiness in Part 3, Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does inventing affect Harry in Part 2, Chapter 7?

2. What do the Savilles begin to do every Sunday in Part 2, Chapter 8?

3. What happens when Colin helps a fellow student at school in Part 3, Chapter 13?

4. Why couldn't Colin live at his own house in Part 1, Chapter 5?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 8, how does Harry treat Colin's practice tests?

6. How does Ellen feel when she visits her parents in Part 3, Chapter 16?

7. What were the results of the entrance exam for Colin and his friends?

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

9. In Part 3, Chapter 16, how does Colin describe the teachers at his school?

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

(see the answer keys)

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