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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. Who does Will want to go to the games with him?
(a) His two best friends.
(b) His dog.
(c) His cousin, Fritz.
(d) His father.

2. What kind of dog did the people in the third house Beanpole went to for food?
(a) A poodle.
(b) A pit bull.
(c) An Alaskan husky.
(d) A large, brindle dog.

3. How did Will kill the answer to question #10?
(a) With an ancient metal ball.
(b) With a knife.
(c) With an arrow.
(d) With electricity.

4. When did the man on the island dad die?
(a) He never knew his dad.
(b) When he was fourteen.
(c) Four years ago.
(d) Last year.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Beanpole save Will's life?

2. Why does Will begin to tire as the boys are swimming towards land?

3. From what village did Will come?

4. Where does the island man take the boys after breakfast?

5. How many cats were sitting by the fire where Will was sleeping on the island?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Beanpole convince Moritz to do?

2. Who elects to stay below deck first and where do they stay?

3. About what do the boys argue and what do they decide while on the river?

4. Why do the boys want to win in their sporting event?

5. What does Will see on his first day on deck and how does he feel about it?

6. What happens to Will when he is arrested?

7. What does Beanpole tell Will about what Ulf said about Will not being at the barge?

8. What was Will forced to do in his journey to White Mountain?

9. What does Julius say about the plan for the boys?

10. How do the boys end up in the river?

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