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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 long does Colin work on the farm?
(a) Four weeks.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Five weeks.
(d) Seven weeks.

2. What job does Colin do when he works on a farm?
(a) Cuts and bundles grain.
(b) Milks cows.
(c) Sows seeds.
(d) Feeds animals.

3. What did Harry tell Colin about the hospital?
(a) It closed early.
(b) It was for sick people only.
(c) No children were allowed.
(d) Doctors were his friends.

4. In what event does Colin place second in the spring track meet?
(a) Long jump.
(b) 20-meter dash.
(c) Shot put.
(d) High jump.

5. Where do Ellen and Colin go to buy his school uniform?
(a) London.
(b) A nearby town.
(c) A city two hours away.
(d) Saxon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Colin get a sled in Part 2, Chapter 10?

2. What are the Saxon's neighbors waiting for in Part 3, Chapter 16?

3. When Ellen goes to the hospital to have her baby, who helps Steven get ready in the morning?

4. Why did the Savilles and their neighbors go into Harry's bomb shelter in Part 1, Chapter 4?

5. What nickname does Harry's brother, Jack, go by?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Harry act when Colin comes home from taking his examination?

2. How does inventing affect Harry in Part 2, Chapter 7?

3. How is Colin different from Andrew?

4. Why does Harry decide to go to a different beach in Part 1, Chapter 3?

5. Why is Colin late for school in Part 3, Chapter 12?

6. In Part 2, Chapter 8, how does Harry treat Colin's practice tests?

7. Why does Colin get into a fist fight in Part 3, Chapter 15?

8. What does Colin look like after a day of working on the farm?

9. Why does Colin get in trouble with his father in Part 2, Chapter 10?

10. How does Harry feel about his family's vacation to the seashore?

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