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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20, "Spooky Cott".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Willie discover about his mother in Chapter 18, "Recovery"?
(a) She is a bad person.
(b) She has run away.
(c) She is a liar.
(d) She is dead.

2. What upsets Carrie about George?
(a) He teases her all of the time.
(b) He is smarter than she is.
(c) He can act in the play and she can't.
(d) He has opportunities she wants and he does not.

3. What is Spooky Cott?
(a) A "haunted" cottage.
(b) Mrs. Hartridge's home.
(c) A cat.
(d) An old school house.

4. Why doesn't Willie pick the color red for his suspenders?
(a) Tom says he doesn't like red.
(b) He isn't given the choice of red.
(c) Willie doesn't like red.
(d) His mother told him red was sinful.

5. What favor does Tom ask of the librarian?
(a) To choose a book that she thinks appropriate for Willie.
(b) To help Willie find picture books.
(c) To watch Willie while Tom shops.
(d) To let Willie have more than three books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom need from Roe in Chapter 2?

2. What happens to Willie while he sleeps in the opening of Chapter 3, "Saturday Morning"?

3. How does Willie feel after spending the early evening with his mother?

4. On their walk to the field in the beginning of Chapter 7, what does Tom have Willie do?

5. What does Tom say about the comic book he wants Willie to choose?

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