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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. Why is Bernie afraid to put down rat poison?
(a) He is afraid a cat will get a poisoned rat.
(b) He is afraid it will poison the soil.
(c) He is afraid the poison won't kill the rats.
(d) He is afraid the chickens will eat it.

2. What are the puddings the cook sometimes serves like?
(a) Rich but not sweet.
(b) Sweet but not rich.
(c) Neither rich nor sweet.
(d) Sweet and rich.

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

4. What does the rooster find by kicking away straw and dung?
(a) New grass and weeds.
(b) Snails.
(c) Roots.
(d) Worms.

5. What does Whittington sound like the name of, to the Lady?
(a) A country.
(b) A noble.
(c) A town.
(d) A cemetary.

Short Answer Questions

1. At Fitzwarren's, what does Dick eat for breakfast?

2. Where does Whittington say Ben should sit for his reading lesson?

3. About how old is Fitzwarren?

4. Which of the following was NOT one of Dick's "rememberables"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Fitzwarren do at the docks?

4. What are the first two horses that Bernie buys?

5. What does Dick ask for, in addition to the king's initial offer, in exchange for his cat?

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

7. How does Lady stay safe from the rats?

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

9. What is Whittington and the Lady's plan to stop Havey from always chasing the duck?

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

(see the answer keys)

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