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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. How is Tom feeling when Willie arrives at carol practice?
(a) Sad because Rachel is not there.
(b) Shy.
(c) Angry because Willie is late.
(d) Frightened.

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

3. How do Tom, Willie, and Zach find a place to stay in Salmouth?
(a) Tom has called ahead to a lodge.
(b) Tom goes knocking on doors.
(c) They find an inn with a vacancy.
(d) They sleep under the night sky.

4. Why does Zach go back to London?
(a) His parents want him home.
(b) The Little's no longer want him.
(c) The war is over.
(d) His father has been severly injured.

5. What do Geoffrey and Miss Thorne decide on for their first lesson?
(a) A poetry project.
(b) A nature project.
(c) An art pfoject.
(d) A science project.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Beech beat Willie?

2. At the end of Chapter 17, "the Rescue," where do Tom and Willie sleep?

3. What does Willie discover about his mother in Chapter 18, "Recovery"?

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

5. How does Zach die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How has Zach helped Willie discover himself?

5. In Chapter 15, "Home," what more does the reader learn about Mrs. Beech that has not been revealed before this chapter?

6. What kind of a project does Miss Thorne and Geoffrey put together for the first day of school, and how does this project show that these two will make a good team of teachers?

7. Once again, there is great suspense. Describe the suspense in Chapter 17, "The Rescue."

8. 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.

9. 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?

10. How does Willie stand up for himself in Chapter 20, "Spooky Cott," and how is this new for him?

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