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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. How does Uncle Jonathan have to wear the Ace of Nitwits in Chapter Ten?
(a) Stuck to his head with a piece of bubblegum.
(b) On his back,
(c) In his pocket.
(d) In his armpit.

2. Why does Uncle Jonathan stop the car in Chapter Six?
(a) He has a flat tire.
(b) He hears a car following them.
(c) He wants to see the scenery.
(d) He wants to switch driving with Mrs. Zimmerman.

3. What do Mrs. Zimmerman and Uncle Jonathan notice about Lewis in Chapter Six?
(a) He is acting different.
(b) He seems to have found new friends.
(c) He is acting happier.
(d) He wants to move towns.

4. What does Uncle Jonathan say happened to the house in Chapter Six?
(a) That the wall sconces and ceiling lights were all removed.
(b) That his coins are gone.
(c) That he was robbed of valuables.
(d) That nothing has been touched.

5. What do Lewis, Uncle Jonathan, and Mrs. Zimmerman ask in Chapter Ten where the magic clock is?
(a) Lewis' eight ball.
(b) The piano.
(c) The ouija board.
(d) The Christmas tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis see in Chapter Eight on the outside of the mansion?

2. Who is in the picture that Lewis sees on the Hanchett's wall in Chapter Nine?

3. What does Tarby say when Lewis tries to speak to him in Chapter Nine about the graveyard?

4. What does Uncle Jonathan make to hang on the Christmas Tree in Chapter Eight?

5. What does Mrs. Izard do in Chapter Nine to Uncle Jonathan's staff?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the eight ball say the magic clock is in Chapter Ten? What do they find when they go there?

2. Who moves in across the street from Barnavelt’s Folly in Chapter Seven? How is this person known in town?

3. Why do Uncle Jonathan and Mrs. Zimmerman say Isaac Izard needed a clock in Chapter Eight? What else went wrong with Izard’s plan?

4. What does Lewis see in the Hanchett house in Chapter Nine? What happens between him and Mrs. Izard?

5. How do they celebrate Christmas at the Barnavelt’s house in Chapter Eight? How does Lewis feel?

6. How does Tarby react when Lewis tries to talk to him in Chapter Nine? What does Lewis do?

7. What does Lewis go to do in Chapter Nine? What does he learn there?

8. What does Hammerhandle tell Lewis in Chapter Eight? What does Uncle Jonathan say in response to this?

9. What does Lewis do when he realizes Mrs. Izard is behind them in Chapter Ten? What does he do?

10. In Chapter Seven, Hammerhandle move across the street from Barnvault’s Folly. He is known for his mean temper and for being rumored to be able to tell the future. His name is from the handles he makes for Hammers and other instruments.

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