Multiple
Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
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For Davy and the characters,
“duration” meant ___. a. | the time between
birthdays | c. | the length of the war | b. | summer
vacation | d. | the time to do a job | | | | |
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“8 to 5 orphans”
were kids who ___. a. | couldn’t go home for
lunch | c. | lived at school all the time | b. | had no parents | d. | worked at a job | | | | |
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If they bought a war bond for
$18.70 to help the war effort, in ten years it would be worth ___. a. | 10 dollars | c. | 50 dollars | b. | 25 dollars | d. | the same amount | | | | |
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Davy wanted a ___ for
Christmas. a. | baseball bat | c. | bicycle | b. | train set | d. | wagon | | | | |
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How did students in
Davy’s class keep trak of the war in their classroom? a. | put pins in a map for the various places | c. | read the
newspapers | b. | wrote letters to the soldiers | d. | wrote books | | | | |
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Children and other people
collected scrap metal. When they collected 25 pounds - they got ___. a. | an ice cream cone | c. | a baseball | b. | a free
book | d. | a theater ticket | | | | |
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They were even collecting
milkweed - which was going to be used for stuffing in ___. a. | blankets | c. | pillows | b. | life
jackets | d. | coats | | | | |
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Miss Titus was a ___ - the same
one for Davy and Davy’s Dad. a. | neighbor | c. | teacher | b. | friend | d. | dentist | | | | |
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Why did the town have a Jalopy
Parade? a. | to get mor more old cars for their scrap
metal | c. | to show off the best cars | b. | to take everyone to the
picnic | d. | to make it easy to sell them to a new owner | | | | |
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Grandma and Grandpa Riddle had
given up ___ to help the war effort. a. | corn for
food | c. | land for schools | b. | tires from their
tractor | d. | old clothes for bandages | | | | |
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Who was missing in action but
later in the story was found? a. | Davy’s brother
Bill | c. | Davy’s uncle | b. | Davy’s
Dad | d. | Davy’s grandpa | | | | |
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News about servicemen was
delievered by ___. a. | telephone | c. | secret code | b. | email | d. | telegram | | | | |
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