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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nearly Four O'clock.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Thomas wait hoping Charlie appears?
(a) A couple hours.
(b) A week.
(c) Several days.
(d) A night and day.

2. Where is Thomas' company sent next?
(a) To Italy.
(b) The Wipers.
(c) To Southern France.
(d) Back behind the front lines.

3. How does the Colonel threaten Thomas' family?
(a) He says he will force Big Joe into an institution if Charlie does not enlist.
(b) He says he will kick them out of the cottage if Charlie does not enlist.
(c) He says he will raise their rent if Charlie keeps telling lies about the Colonel.
(d) He does not threaten the family because he's in love with Thomas' mother.

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

5. For what do Charlie and Thomas volunteer?
(a) The Army.
(b) The Marines.
(c) The Merchant Marines.
(d) The Navy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Charlie, Thomas, and the rest of their company sent out to do?

2. How does Grandma Wolf feel about Big Joe's favorite animal?

3. How does Charlie feel about what Molly tells him?

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

5. What happens to Bertha?

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