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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How far is the schoolhouse from Grandfather and Willy's farm?
(a) 3 blocks.
(b) 2,000 feet.
(c) 5 miles.
(d) 15 miles.
2. What color is Doc Smith's hair?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Blonde.
3. Who does Clifford Snyder work for?
(a) The bank.
(b) The general store.
(c) The State of Wyoming.
(d) The Mayor's office.
4. How does Willy plow the crop?
(a) A team of five Samoyeds pulls it.
(b) Willy puts a harness over his head and pulls the plow himself.
(c) His neighbor rents his horse to him.
(d) Searchlight pulls the plow.
5. Where does Grandfather keep his money?
(a) In a wallet.
(b) In a paint bucket.
(c) In a strongbox.
(d) In an old suitcase.
6. What does little Willy make in the mornings for breakfast?
(a) Eggs and bacon.
(b) Oatmeal mush.
(c) Biscuits and gravy.
(d) Pancakes.
7. How does little Willy earn his college money?
(a) By getting insurance money when his mother died.
(b) By renting out Searchlight to nearby farmers.
(c) By working on the farm.
(d) By finding a buried stash of cash.
8. What happens to Grandfather when little Willy harvests the crop?
(a) Grandfather dies.
(b) Grandfather does not get better.
(c) Grandfather is so happy he dances a jig.
(d) Grandfather gives Willy part of the money for his college fund.
9. What color is Willy's dog?
(a) Mostly brown.
(b) Solid white.
(c) Mostly black.
(d) Yellow-gold.
10. How does Willy know when he has got a really good question?
(a) When his friends do not know the answer.
(b) When his teacher answers him right away.
(c) When he gets different answers from different people.
(d) When the library does not know the answer.
11. How long does Grandfather go without talking before Willy makes up hand signals?
(a) Over 3 weeks.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 5 hours.
12. What does Clifford Snyder say they are going to do to Grandfather's farm?
(a) The state is going to beat Grandfather up.
(b) The state is going to take it away from Grandfather.
(c) The state is going to make it into a community garden.
(d) The state is going to burn it down.
13. After Grandfather makes breakfast, what does he say to little Willy?
(a) "Take your time. We've got all day."
(b) "Eat fast. You'll get gas."
(c) "Hurry up, or you'll be eating with the chickens."
(d) "Don't worry. Be happy."
14. When do Searchlight and little Willy head home?
(a) When the moon rises over the horizon.
(b) When they hear Grandfather call for them.
(c) When the clock strikes 6.
(d) When school lets out.
15. What does Willy tell Clifford Snyder about dogs?
(a) That dogs shed their hair when someone yells at them.
(b) That dogs always want to be petted.
(c) That dogs get mean when strangers come into the house.
(d) That dogs can always tell when someone is afraid of them.
Short Answer Questions
1. How old is little Willy?
2. What hand signal means "water"?
3. Where did Grandfather get the old wooden sled that carried Willy to school?
4. What does Willy find in the strongbox that used to hold Grandfather's money?
5. How does Searchlight feel about the snow?
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