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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. Why does Willie want to cry when he reaches the gate to the field?
(a) Willie's mother says running is sinful.
(b) Sam is licking his face.
(c) He was terrible at running.
(d) Tom is mad at him for going so fast.

2. What does Tom need from Roe in Chapter 2?
(a) Extra milk.
(b) Bones for Sammy.
(c) Extra eggs.
(d) Boots.

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

4. What change comes for Willie at the end of the "Friday" chapter when his friends come to visit?
(a) He no longer feels frightened.
(b) He no longer wets the bed.
(c) They learn that he has been beaten.
(d) He no longer has any bruises.

5. What does WIllie discover is missing from Tom's house?
(a) The sounds of traffic.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A wood stove.
(d) Curtains.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Willie feel about his bruises?

2. How does Nancy Little's entrance into church surprise Willie?

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

4. What does Willie cook with Tom at the end of his picnic day?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is "The Case" that is spoken of in the chapter title, and how does it reveal the differences between Zach and the other children?

2. How is Willie's reaction to the squirrel and the dog telling of his character?

3. Throughout Chapter 5, how does Tom show his care for Willie?

4. What becomes evident about Willie's education as Chapter 2 progresses?

5. How do the townspeople react to Tom's attendance at the meeting and why?

6. Tom mutters to himself, "best not get fond of the boy, Thomas." Why do you believe that he says this, and what does he mean by it?

7. How does Willie become humiliated at school on the first day? What do the children do to make him feel better?

8. What does Tom volunteer for at the meeting and how does this show growth in his character?

9. Christmas is on its way. What events does Christmas bring and how will the children participate?

10. What do Willie and Rachel have in common, and how does it affect Tom in the "Birthday" chapter?

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