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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 Ellen buy Colin's uniform too large for him?
(a) Because it was the only size available.
(b) So he can grow into it.
(c) Because she didn't know his size.
(d) So he won't feel too confident.

2. At the seashore, how does Colin first react to the water?
(a) He is fearful.
(b) He is excited.
(c) He is bored.
(d) He is angry.

3. What does Harry do after running into his friend in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) He goes home.
(b) He borrows money from his friend.
(c) He goes to a different beach.
(d) He invites his friend for dinner.

4. How does Miss Woodson treat her students at King Edward's?
(a) She gets them out of trouble.
(b) She embarrasses them.
(c) She helps them.
(d) She yells at them.

5. When do Harry and his family move just outside of Saxton?
(a) The 1930s.
(b) The 1940s.
(c) The 1910s.
(d) The 1920s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the school's motto, Labor Ipse Voluptas, mean?

2. What does Harry begin to do every night before work in Part 2, Chapter 7?

3. Why did the Savilles and their neighbors go into Harry's bomb shelter in Part 1, Chapter 4?

4. Where does Colin meet Stafford in Part 2, Chapter 11?

5. What are the two parts of Saxton?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Colin get into a fist fight in Part 3, Chapter 15?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Harry look up to Mr. Reagan?

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

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