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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What alarms Bernie, Abby, and Ben most about Spooker's behavior?
(a) She doesn't run around.
(b) She doesn't drink.
(c) She doesn't paw the ground.
(d) She doesn't eat.

2. What is the horses' initial response to the idea of Whittington moving into the barn?
(a) They approve because they like cats.
(b) They don't have an opinion.
(c) They think Whittington will probably be effective against the rats.
(d) They disapprove because they dislike cats.

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

4. Why does the Lady ask Whittington to tell the story of his name?
(a) Everyone is bored.
(b) She wants the other animals to accept him.
(c) To stop everyone from arguing.
(d) She wants him to feel accepted.

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

6. Who taught Dick Whittington to read?
(a) A teacher.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) No one.

7. How many generations does Whittington say he's removed from Dick Whittington's cat?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Forty.
(d) Thirty.

8. What is Gregory's job in his flock?
(a) Watchman.
(b) Organizer.
(c) Food gatherer.
(d) Leader.

9. How many grandchildren does Bernie have?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

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

11. What two new fruits does Dick taste on his first trading journey?
(a) Kumquats and dragon fruit.
(b) Jackfruit and lychee.
(c) Figs and dates.
(d) Pomegranites and star fruit.

12. Which of the following was NOT one of Dick's "rememberables"?
(a) Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
(b) A cat may look on a King.
(c) Time and tide wait for no man.
(d) Tell Truth, and shame the Devil.

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the merchant want to know from Dick?

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

3. What holds the barn door shut?

4. What was Dick Whittington's profession?

5. While trying to read a psalm, what does Ben pronounce instead of "death"?

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