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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 material is the sailboat made of that Zach finds at the end of the dock in Chapter 10?
(a) Teak.
(b) Maple.
(c) Fiberglass.
(d) Plastic.

2. Who hurls the Queen into the river in Chapter 11?
(a) Alice.
(b) Poppy.
(c) Zach.
(d) Marie.

3. How much does Zach's breakfast cost him in Chapter 9?
(a) $3.75.
(b) $5.00.
(c) $4.75.
(d) $2.50.

4. Who digs Eleanor's grave in Chapter 16?
(a) Rover.
(b) Zach.
(c) Poppy.
(d) Alice.

5. Where was Orchid Ware highlighted and awarded numerous awards, according to the plaque that Zach finds in Chapter 15?
(a) The opening of the Golden Gate Bridge.
(b) The Coney Island World's Fair.
(c) The Chicago World's Fair.
(d) The Paris Auction House.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Alice's aunt's car described in Chapter 16?

2. When is the library in East Carnegie to reopen next in Chapter 13?

3. What does the librarian offer Zach, Alice, and Poppy to drink in Chapter 14?

4. Who says at Eleanor's funeral in Chapter 16, "The Queen is dead. Long live the Queen"?

5. What colors are described on the sail of the sailboat that Zach finds in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret does Alice reveal of Zach’s in Chapter 12? Why?

2. How do Alice, Poppy, and Zach enter the library in Chapter 13?

3. What does Zach dream about in Chapter 13?

4. What prior sailing experience does Zach have when he pirates the boat? How does he employ this experience?

5. How does Zach respond to the suggestion that the Duke of Deepwinter Barrow might be William the Blade’s father in Chapter 10?

6. What conflict emerges between Poppy, Zach, and Alice in Chapter 10? What threats are made?

7. What is peculiar about the way the Queen is perceived by minor characters in the novel?

8. How is the librarian described in Chapter 14? What is her response when she discovers the children in the library?

9. Why does Zach feel responsible for the troubles that he, Alice, and Poppy are facing in Chapter 12?

10. What conflict breaks out between Alice and Poppy in Chapter 11? What happens as a result of the conflict?

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