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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 birds cause the horses to tear around because the noise reminds them of crowds at the horse races?
(a) Seagulls.
(b) Pidgeons.
(c) Crows.
(d) Robins.

2. How does Ben feel about the idea of going to Special Ed class?
(a) He hates it.
(b) He is excited about it.
(c) He doesn't care.
(d) He thinks it might be a good idea.

3. What do the rats ask for, in addition to safety from the cat?
(a) The right to come lay in the hay.
(b) Every other chicken egg.
(c) A share of grain.
(d) Free passage into and out of the barn.

4. What nationality does the Lady say her ancestors are?
(a) Italian.
(b) Spanish.
(c) French.
(d) English.

5. What did Bernie forget to do to the horses?
(a) Brush down their fur.
(b) File their teeth.
(c) Smooth their hooves.
(d) Groom their manes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How cold is it on the night the black hen is frozen?

2. Who has a fall in the snow?

3. What does Bernie put down, to try to make the farm road more passable?

4. What does the vet give to the horse along with castor oil?

5. What color silk does Fitzwarren give Dick Whittngton to tie around his neck for luck?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Ben react when Gran gives him something to read?

7. How does Lady stay safe from the rats?

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

9. What book does Abby bring for Ben's reading lesson?

10. What does Whittington the cat look like?

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