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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nearly Five to One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years of yesterdays and tomorrows does Thomas Peaceful have?
(a) Almost ten years.
(b) Nearly twelve years.
(c) Nearly eighteen years.
(d) He does not specify.

2. Why does Thomas' father sometimes take Thomas into the woods?
(a) To learn how to identify trees.
(b) To learn how to track animals.
(c) To be with the father when he is cutting timber.
(d) To give him a spanking.

3. About what does Thomas feel guilty?
(a) For all the times Thomas disobeyed his father.
(b) Thomas feels he killed his father.
(c) For yelling at his father not long before his father dies.
(d) For not admitting to his mother what happened in the woods.

4. What does the Colonel do even though he accepts Charlie's mother's offer?
(a) Fire Charlie and his mother.
(b) Fire Charlie.
(c) Punch Charlie in the face.
(d) Require Charlie to work a day without pay.

5. What does Thomas Peaceful want to remember tonight?
(a) Everything about his father.
(b) To call his best friend at midnight.
(c) All the memories of his life.
(d) To pray.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Charlie?

2. What does Thomas feel about Molly and Charlie as time goes on?

3. What does Thomas say Big Joe used to eat?

4. What does Big Joe sing as a "prayer" for Molly?

5. Of what does the thing hanging from the fence remind Thomas?

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