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

2. What does Uncle Lewis do when he catches Lewis following him at night in Chapter Two?
(a) Scolds him.
(b) Tells him to go back to bed.
(c) Tells him a bedtime story.
(d) Invites him into the room.

3. What does Lewis say he will do to keep Tarby’s interest in Chapter Four?
(a) Chase snakes.
(b) Clean all of Tarby's shoes.
(c) Raise the dead.
(d) Eat a worm.

4. When do Tarby and Lewis decide to raise the dead in Chapter Four?
(a) On Halloween night.
(b) On Christmas Eve.
(c) On the next new moon.
(d) On New Hallow's Day.

5. What does Uncle Jonathan have on his table in Chapter One?
(a) Many different kinds of cookies.
(b) Many different old books.
(c) Many different kinds of coins.
(d) Bloody heads.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Uncle Jonathan doing at night in Chapter Two?

2. What does Lewis dream of at the end of Chapter Five?

3. Who was the previous owner of Barnvault’s Folly as said in Chapter Two?

4. What do the boys do in Chapter Five when they realize what is happening?

5. What do Uncle Jonathan and Mrs. Zimmerman think about how Lewis acts in Chapter Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Uncle Jonathan do in Chapter Three to make the moon disappear?

2. What happens when Uncle Jonathan hears a clock when he picks Jonathan up in Chapter One? What does Lewis observe about Jonathan when he is walking with him to the mansion?

3. What happens when Lewis completes the spell in Chapter Five? What do he and Tarby do?

4. What does Lewis do when he gets home in Chapter Five? What does he dream about that night?

5. What is Uncle Jonathan doing when he walks at night as said in Chapter Two? Why is he doing this?

6. What does Tarby say about Uncle Jonathan’s magic in Chapter Four? What does Lewis say to change Tarby’s mind?

7. What is Lewis’ new challenge in Chapter Three? Why is he bullied?

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

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

10. Who previously owned Barnvault’s Folly as said in Chapter Two? What were the old owners like?

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