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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At Fitzwarren's, what does Dick eat for breakfast?
(a) Sweet rolls.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Porridge.
(d) Eggs.

2. Where does the Lady have the children sit?
(a) Cuddled up to the horses.
(b) On the stable doors.
(c) On the rail with Whittington.
(d) On a bundle of hay.

3. What does the merchant want to know from Dick?
(a) What he plans to do with his life.
(b) What useful skill he has.
(c) Where he comes from.
(d) Why he came to London.

4. What trait gives Caroaggio his name?
(a) Cooperation.
(b) Caring.
(c) Courage.
(d) Courteousness.

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

6. Who is the cat concerned would be afraid of him if he sneaked into the barn instead of asking permission?
(a) The pigs.
(b) The birds.
(c) The rats.
(d) The cows.

7. When the rats all come out on the Lady's command, who do they look at?
(a) Whittington.
(b) The Lady.
(c) The bantams.
(d) The horses.

8. How long is Dick on the road with the carriage?
(a) Two months.
(b) Four months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Five months.

9. What time do Bernie, Abby, and Ben get up in the mornings to care for the horses?
(a) Five o'clock.
(b) Four o'clock.
(c) Seven o'clock.
(d) Six o'clock.

10. What clinches Whittington's place in the family of the barn animals?
(a) Whittington's fighting words to the rats.
(b) The Lady's feeling about Whittington.
(c) Whittington's manner to the chickens.
(d) Ben and Abby asking about the cat.

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

12. What games do the rats play while waiting for Whittington to continue his story?
(a) Chase-my-tail and leapfrog.
(b) Tag and scratch-my-back.
(c) Twitch-my-nose and hide-and-seek.
(d) Red rover and bite-my-ears.

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

14. Where does Whittington say Ben should sit for his reading lesson?
(a) On the highest hay bale.
(b) Close to Abby.
(c) Out in the sun.
(d) Near the horses.

15. How old does Dick tell Will Price he is?
(a) Nine.
(b) Seven.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many students is Marion assigned to help in Abby's classroom?

2. What do Ben, Bernie, and Abby use to get hot water down to the barn when the road is blocked with snow?

3. What color is Abby's hair?

4. How does Bernie react to the horses muzzling him?

5. What birds cause the horses to tear around because the noise reminds them of crowds at the horse races?

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