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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. When is Ben's appointment to observe the special ed reading class?
(a) The first day of May.
(b) A week before Easter.
(c) The last day of April.
(d) A week after Valentine's Day.

3. Who wakens the injured animal?
(a) Wilhelmina.
(b) Blackie.
(c) Havey.
(d) Spooker.

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

5. What does Miss O'Brian do with the words of Keith's story?
(a) She jumbles them up for him to reorganize them.
(b) She draws them from a bucket and asks him to read them.
(c) She puts them on flash cards for him to practice.
(d) She removes every other word for him to fill in.

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

7. What does the Lady say isn't everything?
(a) Mating.
(b) Flying.
(c) Love.
(d) The south.

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

9. What second thing does Ben compare his reading lessons to?
(a) Discovering a new friend.
(b) Being born.
(c) Traveling to China.
(d) Being deaf and then being able to hear.

10. Who primarily trades with the East for rhubarb?
(a) Russia.
(b) Greece.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

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

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 special ed classes will end up being fun for Ben.
(c) She thinks the people at the school are biased and don't know what's best for Ben.
(d) She thinks special ed classes will end up making Ben's problems worse.

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

14. Does Ben's teacher think Ben should pass this year?
(a) No, but only because of his reading.
(b) Yes, because reading won't be a significant problem for a few years.
(c) Yes, because his reading has improved so much.
(d) No, because of a lot of problems in class.

15. How big are duck eggs compared to bantam eggs?
(a) The same size.
(b) Half as big.
(c) Three times as big.
(d) Twice as big.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car does the school principal drive?

2. How old is Dick when he returns to England from Constantinople?

3. Where does Gent spend the nights?

4. What does Coach O make Ben do when he dumps the sand tray?

5. How long does the Lady stay in her sleeping place without eating or drinking?

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