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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 breed of dog is Marker?
(a) A Border collie.
(b) A dachsund.
(c) A grayhound.
(d) A German shorthair pointer.

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

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

4. How many kittens does Dick's cat leave behind after the squall at sea?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

5. Who is the registered letter addressed to?
(a) Ben.
(b) Just Marion.
(c) Bernie and Marion.
(d) Just Bernie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss O'Brian do with the words of Keith's story?

2. Who steps in to help care for Theo?

3. Who offers to guard the Lady when she comes out after the attack?

4. What does Don offer to do if Ben will sit in on a special ed reading class?

5. Where does Ben go to announce he will move forward with his class?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Gent when autumn arrives?

2. What does Mary Green look like?

3. What effect do the bells have on Dick as he heads down the river to try to see Mary?

4. What is Ben's plan to stay with his class?

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

6. What does Dick do in memory of his cat after the cat disappears?

7. Why does Don think the special ed reading program might be good for Ben?

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

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

10. How does Bernie react to finding the new animals in the barn after the livestock auction?

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