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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word is a boy struggling to write when Ben first visits the special reading class?
(a) Tight.
(b) Fight.
(c) Light.
(d) Might.

2. How much of the business does Sir Louis advise Dick to buy?
(a) One half.
(b) All of it or none of it.
(c) Either one quarter or three quarters.
(d) One third.

3. Where does Ben go to announce he will move forward with his class?
(a) The Texaco.
(b) The play yard.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The barn.

4. What does Ben compare his reading lessons to?
(a) Climbing a mountain.
(b) Learning to play a piano.
(c) Reaching for a brass ring.
(d) Coming in out of the dark.

5. Who names the baby goat?
(a) Al.
(b) Bernie.
(c) Ben.
(d) Abby.

6. Who leads the baby ducks around?
(a) The bantams.
(b) Brahms and Coraggio.
(c) The Lady.
(d) Whittington.

7. Who is the registered letter addressed to?
(a) Bernie and Marion.
(b) Just Marion.
(c) Just Bernie.
(d) Ben.

8. What is the name of the special ed program that Ben might need to go into?
(a) Reading Recovery.
(b) Reading Advancement.
(c) Reading Progression.
(d) Reading Mitigation.

9. How many sets of books does Coach O have for Ben to read?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Fifteen.

10. What does the name for lilac supposedly mean in Persian?
(a) Scent of spring.
(b) Clear sky.
(c) Beautiful girl.
(d) Wonderous star.

11. What animal tries to attack the Lady while she is bathing?
(a) A wolf.
(b) A weasel.
(c) A hawk.
(d) An eagle.

12. How does Marion feel at first about sending Ben to special ed?
(a) She thinks the people at the school must know what's best for Ben.
(b) She thinks the people at the school are biased and don't know what's best for Ben.
(c) She thinks special ed classes will end up being fun for Ben.
(d) She thinks special ed classes will end up making Ben's problems worse.

13. What does the Old One call Ben?
(a) A missionary.
(b) A leader.
(c) A warrior.
(d) A dreamer.

14. Which of the following trait does Theo NOT acquire?
(a) Drinking tidily like a duck.
(b) Being picky about his food.
(c) Having a high opinion of himself.
(d) Being careful about his appearance.

15. What does Bernie do on his errand that's not an errand?
(a) He lights a cigar and wanders around the old cars out back.
(b) He goes and sits with Haver, petting her.
(c) He watches the sun setting over the landscape.
(d) He sits on the steps and thinks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many kittens does Dick's cat leave behind after the squall at sea?

2. How often does the school principal bring his car to the Texaco for inspection?

3. How does the auctioneer at the livestock auction speak?

4. Who does Marker injure in the barn?

5. What does the Lady say isn't everything?

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