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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the rats call themselves?
(a) Havanas.
(b) Berkshires.
(c) Norways.
(d) Himalayans.

2. What games do the rats play while waiting for Whittington to continue his story?
(a) Red rover and bite-my-ears.
(b) Tag and scratch-my-back.
(c) Chase-my-tail and leapfrog.
(d) Twitch-my-nose and hide-and-seek.

3. What is Gregory's job in his flock?
(a) Food gatherer.
(b) Watchman.
(c) Leader.
(d) Organizer.

4. Who is the first animal to make friends with the black hen?
(a) Corraggio.
(b) Aramis.
(c) The Lady.
(d) Whittington.

5. What do Ben, Bernie, and Abby use to get hot water down to the barn when the road is blocked with snow?
(a) A wagon.
(b) A sled.
(c) An old tire.
(d) A wheelbarrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the rats all come out on the Lady's command, who do they look at?

2. Why doesn't Bernie take Havey home?

3. What is the rat who crawls out during Whittington's story trying to get?

4. What was Dick Whittington's profession?

5. Why does Bernie want horses?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the captain react to Dick Whittington's cat?

2. What happens that causes Dick Whittington's cat to vow vengeance on a rat?

3. What does Whittington slip off and do immediately after the first part of his story about Dick Whittington?

4. What trouble does Ben have with the first word he learns?

5. What does the Lady tell Whittington about the horses, when Whittington first arrives in the barn?

6. What is the dream Dick Whittington has about London?

7. What reasons does Dick give the carriage driver to try to convince him to bring Dick to London?

8. How did Will Price get his scar?

9. What worries Abby about the chickens' spring eating habits?

10. What does Dick ask for, in addition to the king's initial offer, in exchange for his cat?

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