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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Jo feel about the Widow Horcada?
(a) He loved her cooking.
(b) She was a woman to avoid.
(c) He thought she was old and wise.
(d) He loved her stories.

2. In the celebration of the capture, what was suddenly forgotten?
(a) Dinner
(b) The war
(c) The children's bedtime
(d) School

3. How did the widow and Benjamin plan to get what they needed?
(a) They were going to ask Jo to steal for them.
(b) They were going to plant a large garden.
(c) They were going to sell the pigs to Grandpere.
(d) They wanted Jo to beg the soldiers for food.

4. What was unique about Hubert?
(a) He was a giant with the mind of a child.
(b) He was brilliant.
(c) He had six fingers on each hand.
(d) He was orphaned when he was very young, and he raised himself.

5. Where did Jo find the shoe?
(a) On the street
(b) In the yard
(c) In the creek
(d) In the barn

6. Why did the man stay with the widow?
(a) He was waiting for Anya to find him.
(b) He knew she needed health care.
(c) He knew she needed someone to work on the farm.
(d) He wanted to protect her.

7. Who did Jo find at the widow's house when he went to warn her about the home inspections?
(a) Laurent
(b) Grandpere
(c) Rouf
(d) Hubert

8. Where did Grandpere hide the hunting rifle?
(a) In a cave
(b) He didn't. He turned it in.
(c) Under the floorboards in his house.
(d) In a tomb

9. What payment would Jo receive for his work?
(a) Nothing
(b) Honey
(c) Pigs
(d) Coins

10. What does the man say about the cub's mother?
(a) He said the cub's mother wandered off.
(b) He said it was too bad the cub was now an orphan.
(c) He tells Jo not to feel bad. He just did his job.
(d) He said the cub's mother would come back soon.

11. What did all the townspeople have to give up?
(a) Their religion
(b) Their guns
(c) Their jobs
(d) Their jewelry

12. What did the strange man bring?
(a) Nothing
(b) Milk for the cub
(c) Meat for Rouf
(d) A first-aid kit

13. Why was the widow concerned about Benjamin?
(a) He had a tendency to talk too much.
(b) He didn't know how to survive in the mountains.
(c) He should have been back by then.
(d) He was weak.

14. Why did Jo have to hurry to find Benjamin?
(a) He had to get home before curfew.
(b) There were only a few hours of daylight left.
(c) He knew Benjamin might be dying somewhere.
(d) They were going to be late for a meeting.

15. What game did the children like playing with Hubert?
(a) Keep Away
(b) Tic Tac Toe
(c) He let them climb on him at playtime and try to keep him down.
(d) Chess

Short Answer Questions

1. What new rule did the Germans initiate in the town when they moved in?

2. Who arrived in the village while Jo was gone?

3. What did Grandpere put on the rifle pile?

4. Where did the man live?

5. Why did Benjamin, Leah, and Jo risk cutting across the open field?

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