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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 does Ben say when Whittington purrs?
(a) That Whittington doesn't know what a purr should sound like.
(b) That it sounds more like a chainsaw than a cat.
(c) That Whittington has the loudest purr in the world.
(d) That it sounds like Whittington is out of practice.

2. Where do the bantams roost when not sitting on eggs?
(a) In the wired chicken roost on the side of the barn.
(b) On the hay bales.
(c) Up in the roof rafters.
(d) Up in a tree outside the barn.

3. How long is Dick on the road with the carriage?
(a) Five months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Four months.

4. What did Abby's mom tell her that the night was like once your eyes adjust?
(a) Blue velvet.
(b) Deep fog.
(c) A knitted scarf.
(d) Dark water.

5. What word does Ben draw an angry line through?
(a) Weigh.
(b) Height.
(c) Freight.
(d) Sleight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the rats kill the deckled gray for?

2. What does Bernie give Ted in exchange for hauling his horses?

3. Why does Bernie want horses?

4. What do Ben, Bernie, and Abby use to get hot water down to the barn when the road is blocked with snow?

5. What is the first word that Ben learns in his reading lesson?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Whittington separated from his boy?

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

3. What is the one warm spot outside the barn during the snowy winter?

4. How does the black hen act when Bernie examines her?

5. Why was a good rat hunter invaluable to Dick Whittington?

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

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

8. What reaction does the cook have when Dick faints at her door?

9. What are the first two horses that Bernie buys?

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

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