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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long do Abby and Ben study reading each day?
(a) An hour.
(b) Fifteen minutes.
(c) Half an hour.
(d) Forty-five minutes.

2. What does Whittington do when the Lady won't come out of her sleeping place or respond?
(a) He starts telling stories about her.
(b) He pulls her out of her nest.
(c) He starts bringing her presents.
(d) He snuggles against her and won't leave her side.

3. Who saves the kittens trapped by the cord?
(a) The Old One.
(b) The bantams.
(c) Spooker.
(d) Corragio.

4. What town does Dick meet Mary in after his return from Constantinople?
(a) Hounslow.
(b) Richmond.
(c) Croydon.
(d) Sutton.

5. What does Marion make for Ben when she learns he will move forward with his class?
(a) Angle food cake.
(b) Double chocolate fudge.
(c) Chocolate chip cookies.
(d) Black Forest cupcakes.

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

7. What does the cat wear on her leg immediately after the operation?
(a) A sling.
(b) A cast.
(c) A splint.
(d) A bandage.

8. How does the auctioneer at the livestock auction speak?
(a) Very fast all the time.
(b) Slow and steady all the time.
(c) Slower at first, and then very fast when there are some bids.
(d) Very fast at first, and then slower when there are some bids.

9. How often does the school principal bring his car to the Texaco for inspection?
(a) Every two years.
(b) Every eighteen months.
(c) Every six months.
(d) Every year.

10. Who helps Whittington train his children in the autumn?
(a) Brahms.
(b) Wilhelmina.
(c) The Lady.
(d) Spooker.

11. How does Marion feel about picking up the registered letter?
(a) Worried but excited.
(b) Pleased and excited.
(c) Nervous and worried.
(d) Angry and irritated.

12. Who steps in to help care for Theo?
(a) Havey and the Lady.
(b) The Lady and Whittington.
(c) Whittington and Spooker.
(d) Spooker and Havey.

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

14. Who attacks Dick's cat, after he kills the Great Rat?
(a) The rat's twenty grandchildren.
(b) The rat's three sons.
(c) The rat's four brothers.
(d) The rat's wife.

15. What does Coach O make Ben do when he dumps the sand tray?
(a) Do pushups.
(b) Sit in the corner.
(c) Write on the chalkboard.
(d) Run laps.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Ben's teacher think Ben should pass this year?

2. Who does Dick find who might be able to do an operation on his cat?

3. Why did Ben get sent home from school?

4. Who did Mary's husband leave his money to in his will?

5. What repair does Bernie say the principal's car needs, after his inspection of the car?

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