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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. Where does Ben go to announce he will move forward with his class?
(a) The barn.
(b) The play yard.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The Texaco.

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

3. Who does Whittington plan to take with him on his trip?
(a) Fitzwarren.
(b) The Lady.
(c) Theo.
(d) Mary Green.

4. What does Miss O'Brian do with the words of Keith's story?
(a) She draws them from a bucket and asks him to read them.
(b) She puts them on flash cards for him to practice.
(c) She removes every other word for him to fill in.
(d) She jumbles them up for him to reorganize them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Marion feel at first about sending Ben to special ed?

2. What repair does Bernie say the principal's car needs, after his inspection of the car?

3. How much of the business does Sir Louis advise Dick to buy?

4. What is the first thing the Lady says when she finally arises from her sleeping place?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What causes the ship to turn back after reaching Palermo?

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

4. How did Mary's husband die?

5. What proposition does Sir Louis have for Dick?

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

7. What does the cat's former owner say when Dick Whittington offers to share his fortune?

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

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

10. What does Sir Louis do when he notices that Dick is interested in his daughter?

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