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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 do the Savilles and their neighbors have a party in Part 4, Chapter 19?
(a) For Harry's birthday.
(b) A new factory opened.
(c) The war has ended.
(d) For Colin's birthday.

2. How does Stephens do in school?
(a) He fails every class.
(b) He barely passes.
(c) He gets straight As.
(d) He is an average student.

3. Who takes Colin to the train station in Part 5, Chapter 31?
(a) Steve.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Harry.

4. What does Harry try to convince his father to do when he visits him at a nursing home?
(a) To share his secret recipes.
(b) To come live with the Savilles.
(c) To write a memoir.
(d) To move to a better nursing home.

5. Where does Colin meet Margaret?
(a) At a party.
(b) In Saxton.
(c) At the Reagans' house.
(d) At school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Colin serve in the military?

2. In Part 5, Chapter 25, what does Colin learn about Margaret?

3. How does Stephens describe his students?

4. In Part 4, Chapter 23, who does join the military?

5. What happened to the dance hall that Michael Reagan was managing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Elizabeth feel that she and Colin are not destined to have a long relationship?

2. How does Colin feel when Steve is signed to a football team?

3. How does Colin feel about Stafford's decision for his future in Part 4, Chapter 20?

4. What happens after Colin learns that Margaret and Stafford are a couple?

5. What does Colin do before Margaret visits his parents' house for the first time?

6. In Part 5, Chapter 26, what happens when Colin argues with Steven about the future?

7. What do Colin and Elizabeth fight about in Part 5, Chapter 30?

8. What do Elizabeth and Colin argue about in Part 5, Chapter 29?

9. What are some of the things that happen during the party in Part 4, Chapter 19?

10. In Part 4, Chapter 19, what happens when Colin invites Sheila over to his house?

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