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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5, Chapters 16, 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Bernie put Havey after the dog's fight with Whittington?
(a) In the yard behind the house.
(b) In the pickup truck.
(c) In the yard behind the Texaco.
(d) In a shed.

2. What do the rats ask for, in addition to safety from the cat?
(a) Free passage into and out of the barn.
(b) Every other chicken egg.
(c) The right to come lay in the hay.
(d) A share of grain.

3. What is the name of the captain's ship?
(a) The Unicorn.
(b) The Corinthian.
(c) The Hornblower.
(d) The Cornicopia.

4. What affliction is the herb the captain tells Fitzwarren about used to treat?
(a) Bilious fever.
(b) Melancholia.
(c) Kidney and bladder stones.
(d) Blood poisoning.

5. What problem do his kids have feeding Whittington his tuna?
(a) Whittington turns his head up at the tuna.
(b) They spill the tuna on the ground.
(c) There is no can opener.
(d) A rat steals the tuna.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the stranger with the gold coin give to Dick?

2. What time do Bernie, Abby, and Ben get up in the mornings to care for the horses?

3. What is the bantams' initial response to the idea of Whittington moving into the barn?

4. What trait gives Caroaggio his name?

5. Why does Bernie want horses?

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