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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10, Chapters 35, 36, 37 and 38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Whittington initially feel about the deal between the animals and the rats?
(a) Unhappy.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Happy.
(d) Jealous.

2. What does Whittington suggest that Ben do to help improve his reading?
(a) Practice copying passages.
(b) Practice identifying letters.
(c) Try to understand a sentence before saying it.
(d) Memorize words.

3. How does Bernie react to the horses muzzling him?
(a) It makes him embarrassed.
(b) It makes him angry.
(c) It makes him sad.
(d) It makes him smile.

4. What word does Ben draw an angry line through?
(a) Height.
(b) Freight.
(c) Sleight.
(d) Weigh.

5. What does Whittington compare making mistakes learning to read with?
(a) Falling down while learning to walk.
(b) Making baby sounds while learning to talk.
(c) Making errors while learning to hunt.
(d) Falling off a bike when the training wheels are off.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who steps in to help care for Theo?

2. What does the name for lilac supposedly mean in Persian?

3. What common item does Whittington explain used to be expensive in Dick's time but is cheap in the present for Ben and Abby?

4. Who identifies Ben's reading problem as dyslexia?

5. What did Ben take before locking himself in the bathroom?

(see the answer key)

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