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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. How big are duck eggs compared to bantam eggs?
(a) Half as big.
(b) Twice as big.
(c) The same size.
(d) Three times as big.

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

3. What is Fitzwarren's policy in his business?
(a) Always give the lowest price.
(b) Always give more value to the customer.
(c) Sell more of the cheapest goods.
(d) Sell less, but the most expensive goods.

4. Does Ben's teacher think Ben should pass this year?
(a) No, because of a lot of problems in class.
(b) No, but only because of his reading.
(c) Yes, because reading won't be a significant problem for a few years.
(d) Yes, because his reading has improved so much.

5. Who attacks Dick's cat, after he kills the Great Rat?
(a) The rat's three sons.
(b) The rat's twenty grandchildren.
(c) The rat's four brothers.
(d) The rat's wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease does Aramis contract in the spring?

2. What does the name for lilac supposedly mean in Persian?

3. What does Bernie do on his errand that's not an errand?

4. What does Wilhelmina say that the Lady is like?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Gent when autumn arrives?

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

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

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 did Dick Whittington spend his fortune on in his last years?

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

8. How did Mary's husband die?

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

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

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