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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. What is Tom's first reaction to the singing of the choir?
(a) He is gruff because they have bad harmony.
(b) He is happy that they are so loud.
(c) He is gruff because they are too solemn.
(d) He is happy that they sound so good together.

2. Why does Mrs. Beech beat Willie?
(a) Because he had presents for her.
(b) Because he stole.
(c) Because he talked back to her.
(d) Because he has a Jewish friend.

3. What does Carrie wear to school that she has never worn before?
(a) A white blouse.
(b) A new blazer.
(c) A necktie.
(d) A new skirt.

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

5. What does Tom have a nightmare about after Willie is gone?
(a) Rachel's death.
(b) Mrs. Beech.
(c) Being locked in a tiny space with no air.
(d) Bombings in London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Willie able to do in the water almost immediately.

2. Why does Willie get upset when Tom visits him in the hospital?

3. What is Zach fixing during the whole of Chapter 18, "Recovery"?

4. In the beginning of Chapter 18, "The Recovery," what does Tom recommend Willie do after his nightmare?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Carrie asked of Mrs. Hartridge that is out of character for a girl of this period, and what might its effects be on the town of Weirwold.

2. Chapter 18, is called "Recovery." Specifically, how does Willie begin to recover, and who helps him do so in this chapter?

3. How does the war change the lives of those in Weirwold forever in Chapter 21, "Back to School"?

4. What does everyone at the rehearsal discover about Willie? How does this discovery affect him? How is this discovery not surprising?

5. By the end of Chapter 19, "The Sea! The Sea! The Sea!," Tom's character has changed from the man that he was before Willie came into his life. How has Tom changed and how is it specifically seen in this chapter?

6. In Chapter 14, "New Beginnings," there are a few actual new beginnings. What are they, and what changes will they bring to the lives of the characters?

7. Now that Willie has arrived back in London, both he and his mother can see how much he has changed. What changes are there in Willie and how do these changes affect his relationship with his mother?

8. How is Chapter 13, "Carol Singing" a milestone in Tom's life?

9. How is Willie similar and different from the boy that Tom met at the beginning of the novel?

10. How is Chapter 16, "The Search" suspenseful?

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