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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. Why does Harry help Colin with testing every night in Part 2, Chapter 8?
(a) So Colin can skip the next grade in school.
(b) So Colin can stay back a grade in school.
(c) So Colin can do better in school.
(d) So Colin can go to military school.

2. When Ellen's parents are on their death bed, how does Ellen feel about her relationship with them?
(a) She did all she could.
(b) She made them proud.
(c) She was abused.
(d) She is a disappointment.

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

4. Where does Harry plant vegetables in Part 2, Chapter 8?
(a) In a neighboring farm town.
(b) In his backyard.
(c) The community garden in town.
(d) In Mr. Reagan's backyard.

5. Who do the Savilles run into while sledding in Part 2, Chapter 10?
(a) Ben.
(b) Stringer.
(c) Mr. Reagan.
(d) Ian.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the casts come off Harry's legs, what does he ask Mr. Reagan for?

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

3. How does Harry hide the roof to the bomb shelter?

4. Why does Ellen buy Colin's uniform too large for him?

5. When does Harry start building the bomb shelter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Harry feel about his family's vacation to the seashore?

7. What makes the food the Savilles serve Stafford in Part 3, Chapter 15 so special?

8. Why is Harry Saville impressed with Stafford in Part 3, Chapter 12?

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

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

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