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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was the package that came to Holly's door bound?
(a) With packing tape and Easter seals.
(b) With black duct tape.
(c) With a red ribbon.
(d) With brown paper and string.

2. What did Jared think he probably heard?
(a) Simon playing a joke.
(b) The wind across the roof.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) His mother pulling a chair in the living room.

3. What was sitting on top of the roof of the new home besides chimneys.
(a) Nothing.
(b) An old iron fence.
(c) A weather vane shaped like a dolphin.
(d) A huge tree branch.

4. Besides an Olympic fencer, what does Jared think his sister Mallory might do when she grows up?
(a) Have five children.
(b) Live in Paris.
(c) Be in jail.
(d) Be president of the United States.

5. What was the only piece of furniture in the dining room?
(a) A china cabinet.
(b) A battered sideboard.
(c) A long table.
(d) Three chairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Graces' previous home?

2. What does Mallory stack on top of a steamer trunk?

3. What does Jared think there could be in the basement with bad luck?

4. What kind of relationship do Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi have?

5. Who told Mrs. Grace that her Aunt Lucinda thinks little men bring her food?

(see the answer key)

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