View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Fitzwarren feel about the prospect of Dick taking a long trading journey?
(a) He wants Dick to go, but on a different journey.
(b) He wants Dick to go on a journey.
(c) He doesn't want Dick to go.
(d) He is torn whether or not he wants Dick to go.

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

3. How many sets of books does Coach O have for Ben to read?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twenty-five.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes and drives off the predator who attacked the Lady?

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

3. What animal tries to attack the Lady while she is bathing?

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

5. Who does Dick find who might be able to do an operation on his cat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dick notice about the cat while the operation is going on?

2. Why is Dick's cat allowed to come home to Dick?

3. What women does the book Sir Louis gives Dick say are the most beautiful in the world?

4. After Ben talks to the animals in the barn about what his reading lessons were like, what do they all do?

5. What does Ben think, when he observes the special reading lesson?

6. What did Dick Whittington spend his fortune on in his last years?

7. What does the tabby from down the road bring to the barn?

8. What happens to Gent when autumn arrives?

9. In what way does Ben pet Whittington, and how does Whittington respond?

10. How does Ben react to the prospect of being sent to special ed classes?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 698 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample