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

2. Why was the vagrant Will spoke with wearing a fake cap?
(a) His mind couldn't handle a real one.
(b) He was deep in the mountains on his fourteenth birthday.
(c) He was too strong willed for a real one.
(d) His parents were part of the resistance.

3. With what are the three boys fitted?
(a) A fake cap.
(b) Athletic wear.
(c) A suit of clothes.
(d) Good running shoes.

4. What does Beanpole convince Moritz to do when Ulf hasn't returned by evening?
(a) To leave the town.
(b) To call the police.
(c) To let Will go look for Moritz.
(d) To let him go look for Moritz.

5. What does being hungry make the boys do?
(a) Chew on the wood in the raft.
(b) Start to drink river water.
(c) Eat raw fish.
(d) They begin to argue.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days early do the boys arrive at the docks?

2. What place in town does Will find fascinating?

3. Why is the man on the island not capped?

4. Why do Beanpole and Will start to walk downriver?

5. What do caps do to humans?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the person the boys see do and what do they ask him?

2. Why are the three friends chosen to compete?

3. Where do the boys end up when they get to shore? What is different about the man there and how does he feel about the boys being there?

4. What does the man say when he answers the boys' question?

5. What does Will not want to do for the games and how did he get to White Mountain?

6. How do Will and Beanpole get food as they walk and what idea does Beanpole have about getting food? How did that work out for them?

7. How do the boys get away from the man?

8. Where does Will go to look for Ulf and what does he buy there?

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

10. What do Will and Beanpole do when they leave the village?

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