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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, "School".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of the novel, what is standing at the large iron gate of Tom's home?
(a) A small group of children.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) A pack of dogs.
(d) A large group of children.

2. How does Nancy Little's entrance into church surprise Willie?
(a) She is wearing red.
(b) She is with the boy from the post office.
(c) She is wearing pants.
(d) She enters without her husband.

3. What happens at the end of Chapter 2 that makes Willie smile?
(a) The dog licked his face.
(b) Tom let him cook.
(c) He ate potatoes.
(d) Tom gave him socks that were way too big.

4. What is the boy doing at the postmasters when Willie first meets him in Chapter 3, "Saturday Morning"?
(a) He is conversing with the postmaster.
(b) He is writing to his mother.
(c) He was reading a newspaper.
(d) He is sitting in a chair.

5. What surprise has Tom gotten for Willie while they are in town?
(a) Gas mask.
(b) Paintbrushes.
(c) Boots.
(d) Ice cream.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Beech mean when she writes that she had "sewn him in for the winter"?

2. What does Tom take Willie into the fields to see in Chapter 7?

3. Why doesn't Willie pick the color red for his suspenders?

4. What Bible story doesTom tell Willie after his bath in Chapter 6?

5. What confusing saying did Zach leave Willie with on the night they first met?

(see the answer key)

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