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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 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 invites his friend for dinner.
(d) He goes to a different beach.

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

3. Why is Michael Reagan teased at Sunday school?
(a) Because he reads books.
(b) Because he has not read the Bible.
(c) Because he shows up late.
(d) Because he plays the violin.

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

5. How long will Colin's bus ride be when he starts school in the fall?
(a) Ten minutes each way.
(b) A half hour each way.
(c) An hour each way.
(d) An hour and a half each way.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Colin think he did on the examination in Part 2, Chapter 9?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 7, who does Colin go to Sunday school with?

3. Where does Colin stay when his mother is in the hospital in Part 1, Chapter 5?

4. What did Harry tell Colin about the hospital?

5. What does Stafford buy for Colin in Part 3, Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How is Colin different from Andrew?

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

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