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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 a Haruspex?
(a) A witch.
(b) A wizard.
(c) A troll.
(d) A magician.

2. How many girls is Hettie waiting for at the beginning of the book?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

3. Why does Didi live alone?
(a) She is living abroad.
(b) Her family died in an accident.
(c) Her family kicked her out of her house.
(d) She ran away from her house.

4. What is Sexton writing at the beginning of the book?
(a) A journal entry.
(b) A note.
(c) An essay.
(d) A short story.

5. What does Sexton get trapped under after he slips?
(a) A statue.
(b) A pile of wood.
(c) A car.
(d) A refrigerator.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sexton feel when he is threatened?

2. How long ago did Didi begin living alone?

3. Who does Didi say she gets to see?

4. What does Sexton's mother feel like doing at the beginning of the book?

5. What is wrong with Billy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sexton say when he sees a picture of Didi's family?

2. Why do the girls get angry with Hettie?

3. What brings Didi great joy when she gets to her apartment?

4. What happens when Sexton leaves Didi's apartment?

5. Why does Sexton's mother send him out of the house?

6. What does Didi tell Sexton she is?

7. What does Mrs. Robbins say happened to Didi's family?

8. What does Hettie do when the girls get angry with her?

9. What does Hettie want from Didi, and what is Didi's response to this?

10. What does Hettie use the bird for?

(see the answer keys)

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