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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 does Tarby yell when he sees Lewis in Chapter Five?
(a) "Boo!" (85).
(b) "There's already a dead body loose!" (85).
(c) "I was just about to leave" (85).
(d) "You're a liar!" (85).

2. Who was the previous owner of Barnvault’s Folly as said in Chapter Two?
(a) Lewis.
(b) Isaac Izard and his wife.
(c) Uncle Jonathan.
(d) Mrs. Zimmerman.

3. What does Lewis realize at the beginning of Chapter Five?
(a) He wants to live somewhere else.
(b) He does not even like Tarby.
(c) He is not going through with the plan.
(d) He is late to see Tarby.

4. What happens after the moon goes out in Chapter Three?
(a) The yard lights up with strange sights and sounds.
(b) The ghost appears.
(c) The stars go out.
(d) Isaac Izard appears.

5. What does Lewis mysteriously know after the moon goes out in Chapter Three?
(a) That he needs to find the moon and put it back into the sky.
(b) That there is the body of a cat named Texaco buried in the ground below.
(c) That Tarby does not like him.
(d) That Isaac Izard is watching him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Jonathan tell Lewis about himself and Mrs. Zimmerman in Chapter Two?

2. What did the previous owner of Barnavelt’s Folly do as said in Chapter Two?

3. Why is Lewis teased at school as said in Chapter Three?

4. Who does Lewis become friends with in Chapter Three?

5. What comes out from the tomb in Chapter Five?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens with Lewis and Tarby’s friendship in Chapter Four? How does Lewis feel about this change?

2. How does Uncle Jonathan explain to Lewis that magic works in Chapter Two? How is this different than Lewis’ previous idea?

3. What does Lewis say he will do in Chapter Four in an attempt to keep Tarby’s interest? What does he plan with Tarby and how does he carry out this plan?

4. What does Lewis find Mrs. Zimmerman doing in Chapter One when he first sees her? Why does he feel embarrassed at this?

5. What is Lewis’ impression of Uncle Jonathan at the end of the night in Chapter One?

6. How does Tarby act after the magic in Chapter Three? Why does this make Lewis afraid?

7. How do Lewis and Tarby become friends in Chapter Three? What does Lewis want to do for Tarby?

8. What is strange to Lewis about playing poker in Chapter One?

9. What happens when the moon disappears in Chapter Three? What does Lewis realize he can hear?

10. What does Lewis do for the three weeks he has before school starts in Chapter Two? Why does he like doing this?

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