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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. Where is the Dell located?
(a) By the train tracks.
(b) Near the sewer works.
(c) Across from a coal mine.
(d) Behind a factory.

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

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

4. In Part 3, Chapter 13, how is Batty doing in school?
(a) He hasn't been placed in a school yet.
(b) He is at the top of his class.
(c) He will likely drop out.
(d) He gets mostly Cs.

5. How does Colin think he did on the examination in Part 2, Chapter 9?
(a) Very well.
(b) He has no idea.
(c) Passable.
(d) Horrible.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ellen's mother think girls should do?

2. Who does Colin get into a fist fight with in Part 3, Chapter 15?

3. When the Savilles go sledding in Part 2, Chapter 10, who does not enjoy the activity?

4. In what event does Colin place second in the spring track meet?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When Colin stays with the Shaws in Part 1, Chapter 5, how is his life?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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