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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Gent spend the nights?
(a) In the barn next to Lady.
(b) In the barn next to the goats.
(c) In the barn's rafters.
(d) Outside.

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

4. Why did Ben get sent home from school?
(a) For hitting another boy.
(b) For tearing up another student's paper.
(c) For screaming during class.
(d) For throwing a stapler.

5. In the song Ben learns, what is the moon?
(a) My light.
(b) My lover.
(c) My sister.
(d) My hope.

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

7. Who comes and drives off the predator who attacked the Lady?
(a) The horses.
(b) Whittington.
(c) The crows.
(d) The goat.

8. What repair does Bernie say the principal's car needs, after his inspection of the car?
(a) A new brake line.
(b) New tires.
(c) A new timing belt.
(d) New spark plugs.

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

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

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

12. Whose life does the book Sir Louis wants Dick to read recount?
(a) Ferdinand Magellan.
(b) Zhang Qian.
(c) Leif Erickson.
(d) Marco Polo.

13. Who does Dick find who might be able to do an operation on his cat?
(a) A dentist.
(b) A butcher.
(c) A barber.
(d) A tailor.

14. What are on all the the tables of Sir Louis' study?
(a) Books.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Maps.
(d) Doilies.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Mary's parents die from?

3. What type of bead is on the necklace that Dick gives Mary?

4. What does Marion make for Ben when she learns he will move forward with his class?

5. How does Marion feel at first about sending Ben to special ed?

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