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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator sketch while on the train?
(a) A picture of his mother and father when they were married.
(b) A map of Europe.
(c) The patterns of the upholstry and buckheads of the train.
(d) Toby's picture.

2. What does the stranger help the narrator do before getting on the train?
(a) Buy food for the train ride.
(b) Buy a train ticket.
(c) Call his mother.
(d) Withdraw money.

3. In the first letter, what trip does the narrator's mother refer to?
(a) A trip she took with the narrator to buy him school shoes.
(b) A trip she took with Uncle Terry to shop for new clothing.
(c) A trip she took with Father to buy furniture.
(d) A trip she took with Mr. Shears to dump off their old refrigerator and cooker.

4. According to the narrator, why does Siobhan say people go on holidays?
(a) To visit friends and family.
(b) To celebrate the lives of famous people.
(c) To see new things and relax.
(d) To learn about new types of animals.

5. What does the narrator do when a man urges him to hurry up in the train station?
(a) He hits the man.
(b) He yells at the man.
(c) He runs from the man.
(d) He barks at the man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who approaches the narrator at the train station and asks his name and address?

2. What does the narrator say he can see between the roof of the shed and the big plant that hangs over the fence from the house next door?

3. Why did Father kill the dog?

4. Where does the narrator's mother live?

5. How many cows were in the field when the narrator drove through the countryside with Mother and Father?

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