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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Ulf decide to leave when he did?
(a) He was behind schedule.
(b) He found Beanpole gone.
(c) A storm was coming.
(d) The tide was going out.

2. What does Will find at the dock when he returns there?
(a) Ulf is in a rage.
(b) Beanpole beat him back.
(c) The barge is gone.
(d) Moritz is in trouble with Ulf.

3. What was wrong with most of the nails the boys tried to use for the raft?
(a) They were too short.
(b) They were too thin.
(c) They were twisted and rusted.
(d) Nothing.

4. How does the man on the island say he will pay the boys for work?
(a) With the food and clothes he gave them.
(b) With gold.
(c) He just wants it done as a favor.
(d) By taking them in his boat to the games.

5. Who tells the boys of the plans for the competitors?
(a) Natalie.
(b) Julius.
(c) Marion.
(d) Steven.

6. What hit Will on the head in the river?
(a) A log.
(b) An oar.
(c) A rock.
(d) A plank from the raft.

7. What is strange about the man who is on the island?
(a) He is un-capped man.
(b) He has an extremely long beard.
(c) He has golden eyes.
(d) He is very old.

8. What do the boys decide to do?
(a) Steal the man's boat.
(b) Kill the man on the island.
(c) Tell the man they will come back after the games.
(d) Work faster.

9. How does Fritz respond to Will's friendly overtures?
(a) He doesn't, he's shy.
(b) With silence.
(c) With scorn.
(d) With friendliness.

10. What was growing in the field on the island?
(a) Corn.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Tomatoes.

11. Where do the two boys spend the night the first night after they leave the village?
(a) In someone's barn.
(b) On the river bank.
(c) Under some trees.
(d) In an abandoned cabin.

12. Why did Will, Henry, and Beanpole travel together?
(a) To find the people with whom they are living.
(b) As a vacation before college.
(c) To see the sights.
(d) They ran away from their parents.

13. What happens to Beanpole when he tries to get some food?
(a) He gets dirty water thrown on him.
(b) He is arrested.
(c) He hurts his hand.
(d) He is slapped in the face.

14. How does Beanpole save Will's life?
(a) Stops the bleeding from his arm.
(b) Gives him artificial respiration.
(c) Pushes on his back making the water come out of his lungs.
(d) Pulls him from the water.

15. How long does it take the boys to make a raft?
(a) All day.
(b) A couple of hours.
(c) Most of the morning.
(d) Two days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do caps do to humans?

2. What did Ulf refuse to do when he returned from the village?

3. When does Moritz become worried about Ulf?

4. What is the name of the man on the island?

5. What does Beanpole tell Will as they walk downriver?

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