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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Willie need to rent in order to get the harvest done?
(a) A horse to pull the plow.
(b) A wagon to hold the crop.
(c) An ox to cultivate the field.
(d) A tractor to dig the crop.

2. What does Grandfather say that gives Willy strength?
(a) No pain. No gain.
(b) Where there's a will, there's a way.
(c) Finders keepers. Losers weepers.
(d) Sticks and stones may break my bones.

3. Why can Willy not sleep the night before the big race?
(a) Because he is hungry.
(b) Because he is having doubts about entering the race.
(c) Because his eye is hurting him.
(d) Because he has an upset stomach.

4. What do Clifford Snyder's teeth look like?
(a) They are yellow and tobacco-stained.
(b) They have black cavity holes in them.
(c) They are mostly capped with gold.
(d) They are pearly white.

5. Why does little Willy not use his college money to help get the plow in?
(a) Because he uses his college money to buy food.
(b) Because Grandfather signals "No!"
(c) Because he wants to keep it in the bank so it can earn interest.
(d) Because he finds another stack of money buried in the garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What signal does Grandfather use to mean yes?

2. When Willy sees Stone Fox up close, what kind of creature does he compare Stone Fox to?

3. What is the one thing that Willy once killed?

4. According to Grandfather, what is the crop going to be like?

5. How much does the crowd bet on little Willy and Searchlight to win the race?

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