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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the puddings the cook sometimes serves like?
(a) Neither rich nor sweet.
(b) Sweet but not rich.
(c) Sweet and rich.
(d) Rich but not sweet.

3. What did Bernie forget to do to the horses?
(a) Brush down their fur.
(b) Smooth their hooves.
(c) File their teeth.
(d) Groom their manes.

4. Who does the carriage driver tell the agent that Dick is?
(a) A distant cousin.
(b) A son of a friend of his.
(c) An itinerant orphan.
(d) A wanted criminal.

5. How much were the chickens bought for at a livestock auction?
(a) Two dollars.
(b) Five dollars.
(c) Fifty cents.
(d) A dollar.

6. What color is Abby's hair?
(a) Golden.
(b) Black.
(c) Auburn.
(d) Brown.

7. What vehicle does the vet come in?
(a) A green station wagon.
(b) A red pickup.
(c) A black SUV.
(d) A blue sedan.

8. What nationality does the Lady say her ancestors are?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Italian.
(c) French.
(d) English.

9. What does Fitzwarren always buy from sailors?
(a) Carvings.
(b) Pipes.
(c) Plants.
(d) Glassware.

10. What did the rats kill the deckled gray for?
(a) His meat.
(b) Revenge.
(c) The food in his craw.
(d) Trying to protect an egg.

11. Why is Bernie afraid to put down rat poison?
(a) He is afraid it will poison the soil.
(b) He is afraid a cat will get a poisoned rat.
(c) He is afraid the poison won't kill the rats.
(d) He is afraid the chickens will eat it.

12. How does the Lady feel when a flock of ducks flies overhead?
(a) Restless.
(b) Happy.
(c) Angry.
(d) Sad.

13. What color stripe is on the mainsail of the ship Dick sails on?
(a) Green.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

14. How many students is Marion assigned to help in Abby's classroom?
(a) Abby and three others.
(b) Only Abby.
(c) Abby and one other.
(d) Abby and two others.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dick Whittington's cat put his killed rats while aboard ship?

2. What birds appear as the weather warms?

3. What word does Ben ask Whittington to explain?

4. What is Gregory's job in his flock?

5. Where does Bernie put Havey after the dog's fight with Whittington?

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