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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the previous owner of Barnavelt’s Folly do as said in Chapter Two?
(a) Curse Uncle Jonathan.
(b) Marry Mrs. Zimmerman.
(c) Ask the neighbors for help and support.
(d) Hide a magical clock in the walls.

2. Who is Mrs. Zimmerman from Chapter One?
(a) Uncle Jonathan's wife.
(b) Uncle Jonathan’s next door neighbor who visits and cooks for him.
(c) The owner of Barnvault's folly.
(d) Lewis' grandmother.

3. Why does Uncle Jonathan sometimes turn off the clocks at night as he says in Chapter Two?
(a) To feel safe.
(b) To possibly hear where the magical clock is and turn it off.
(c) To feel scared.
(d) To have peace and quiet.

4. What does Lewis say to himself on the train in Chapter One?
(a) A prayer to his parent's ghosts.
(b) The Ten Commandments.
(c) Altar boy prayers.
(d) A wish to be home.

5. What did Uncle Jonathan get his university degree in as he tells Lewis in Chapter Two?
(a) Flying.
(b) Animating dead bodies.
(c) Animal husbandry.
(d) Magical spells.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis find strange in Chapter Two about a coatrack?

2. What is the name of the mansion that Uncle Jonathan lives in, as said in Chapter One?

3. What do the three characters play together in Chapter One?

4. What is written on the back of the playing cards in Chapter One?

5. What does Uncle Jonathan have on his table in Chapter One?

(see the answer key)

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