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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22, "Grieving".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do all of the children come to tell Willie after the first day of school?
(a) That they cannot be friends with Willie any longer.
(b) That the teachers were mean to put him in Mrs. Black's class.
(c) That reading and writing are fun.
(d) That they are upset that Willie is not in their class.

2. How has Willie's room changed?
(a) The bed is larger than before.
(b) A picture of his mother is on the shelf.
(c) The rubber sheets are gone.
(d) There are pictures on the walls of his drawings.

3. Why is Willie afraid of the bath?
(a) It is too big.
(b) It is too hot.
(c) His mother says bathing is sinful.
(d) He does not know how to swim.

4. What do Willie and the other children discover about Zach?
(a) His parents aren't actors.
(b) He can't sing.
(c) He is Jewish.
(d) He hates school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Willie's first thought of Mrs. Hartridge?

2. What does Willie paint on his first day in Mrs. Hartridge's class?

3. What news is Carrie waiting impatiently at the gate to give Zach after his return from the sea?

4. What does Willie believe happens at the end of church service?

5. What big gift does Tom give to Willie for his birthday?

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