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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 does Whittington suggest that Ben do to help improve his reading?
(a) Practice copying passages.
(b) Memorize words.
(c) Try to understand a sentence before saying it.
(d) Practice identifying letters.

2. What is the horses' initial response to the idea of Whittington moving into the barn?
(a) They don't have an opinion.
(b) They think Whittington will probably be effective against the rats.
(c) They disapprove because they dislike cats.
(d) They approve because they like cats.

3. What games do the rats play while waiting for Whittington to continue his story?
(a) Tag and scratch-my-back.
(b) Chase-my-tail and leapfrog.
(c) Twitch-my-nose and hide-and-seek.
(d) Red rover and bite-my-ears.

4. What is the bantams' initial response to the idea of Whittington moving into the barn?
(a) They are relieved they will have a protector.
(b) They are afraid he will cause them more problems.
(c) They are excited because they've never seen a cat.
(d) They don't know what to think.

5. Where do the bantams roost when not sitting on eggs?
(a) On the hay bales.
(b) Up in the roof rafters.
(c) In the wired chicken roost on the side of the barn.
(d) Up in a tree outside the barn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of goods does Fitzwarren sell?

2. What secondary item does Fitzwarren sell in his shop?

3. Why doesn't Bernie take Havey home?

4. What does the stranger with the gold coin give to Dick?

5. How does Bernie react to the horses muzzling him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Whittington separated from his boy?

2. What book does Abby bring for Ben's reading lesson?

3. What happens that causes Dick Whittington's cat to vow vengeance on a rat?

4. How do the flock of birds in the cornfield react when the Lady and Whittington go to investigate them?

5. What is the one warm spot outside the barn during the snowy winter?

6. What does the Lady tell Whittington about the horses, when Whittington first arrives in the barn?

7. How does the black hen act when Bernie examines her?

8. What reaction does the cook have when Dick faints at her door?

9. How does the captain react to Dick Whittington's cat?

10. Who brought the horses' ancestors to the Americas, and why?

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