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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 Will told to curb in his personality?
(a) His friendly demeanor.
(b) His humor.
(c) His tendency to whine.
(d) His impetuous nature.

2. Why does Beanpole suggest they make a raft?
(a) To help find a barge.
(b) So they don't have to walk.
(c) To catch some fish.
(d) To speed up their journey.

3. What does the man give Beanpole and Will?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A couple of old books.
(c) Food and dry clothes.
(d) A boat.

4. Why do the men get agitated when Will tells them the place he is supposedly from?
(a) The men thought he was lying.
(b) The athlete from there beat theirs last year.
(c) Some people from that city stole some horses from them.
(d) It's the name of the Tripod City.

5. Why are Will, Henry, and Beanpole with the uncapped people?
(a) Spy on them.
(b) Use them for money.
(c) Kill them eventually.
(d) Help them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do they decide to do about steering the raft?

2. What is the name of the man on the island?

3. How long has the man lived on the island?

4. Why did Ulf decide to leave when he did?

5. What does Beanpole convince Moritz to do when Ulf hasn't returned by evening?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Julius say about the plan for the boys?

2. How does Henry feel about missing out on the games?

3. What do the boys do when they wake up and what does Hans show them?

4. What does the person the boys see do and what do they ask him?

5. Where do the boys end up when they get to shore? What is different about the man there and how does he feel about the boys being there?

6. What does Beanpole think might have happened because the barge was gone?

7. About what do the boys argue and what do they decide while on the river?

8. What happens to Will when he is arrested?

9. How did Will and his friends learn about White Mountain?

10. What does Will see on his first day on deck and how does he feel about it?

(see the answer keys)

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