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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 through 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Willy's most vivid memory of "that day"?
(a) The sun flashing on the bayonets.
(b) Men screaming.
(c) The dog howling.
(d) An owl hooting.

2. What does Willy's mother say about Willy's dress?
(a) She has almost outgrown the dress.
(b) She has to change from it into her milking britches.
(c) She needs to fix the hem.
(d) She has to patch the sleeve.

3. Who tells Willy to gather up her possessions and come to Granny's home?
(a) Mrs. Ledyard.
(b) Granny Hyde.
(c) No one.
(d) Willy's mother.

4. Why is Uncle Jack at home?
(a) He is ill.
(b) He is wounded.
(c) His owner needs him right now.
(d) He is on furlough.

5. Where is the likely place for a battle between the British and Americans?
(a) In a valley about forty miles away.
(b) Nowhere near the area of Willy's home.
(c) The fort near Willy's home.
(d) Near the coast about 100 miles from Willy's home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the two black men say about the Americans?

2. Why does Betsy cry when Willy is talking with her?

3. What does the cow represent to Lucy Freeman?

4. What does Captain Ivers ask Willy when he first sees her?

5. How does Willy get into the fort?

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