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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. Who helps the Savilles manage their grief over losing Andrew?
(a) Tom.
(b) Colin.
(c) Mark.
(d) An unnamed neighbor.

2. In Part 2, Chapter 6, what does Colin do on Sundays?
(a) Work at the corner store.
(b) Go to church with Harry.
(c) Push Steven in his carriage.
(d) Mow the neighbors' lawns.

3. What nationalities are the prisoners of war Colin interacts with in Part 3, Chapter 14?
(a) Polish and Russian.
(b) German and Italian.
(c) French and Spanish.
(d) English and Irish.

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

5. Where do Colin and Stafford go after finishing tea at the Savilles' in Part 3, Chapter 15?
(a) To the hut.
(b) To the movies.
(c) To town.
(d) To a diner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose voice does Colin hear one day while working on the farm?

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

3. Why was Colin's mother in the hospital?

4. Who does Colin help with a question in school in Part 3, Chapter 13?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during Colin's first day of school?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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