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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described as the previous housekeeper at the narrator's family's home in Chapter 6?
(a) Bertha.
(b) Gertruda.
(c) Polly.
(d) Mary.

2. When the Hempstocks came from the old country and brought the farm, what did Gran call the things that were brought with it?
(a) Gnats.
(b) Ants.
(c) Flies.
(d) Fleas.

3. What does Lettie cook the narrator for breakfast in Chapter 3?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Eggs and bacon.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Toast and jam.

4. What is on the birthday cake for the narrator’s seventh birthday?
(a) A book.
(b) A spaceship.
(c) A football.
(d) A wizard.

5. Where does the narrator feel pain when he catches the writhing mass of cobwebs and rotting cloth in Chapter 4?
(a) His foot.
(b) His arm.
(c) His leg.
(d) His face.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator put on his foot after removing the worm?

2. What is the name of the cat that turns up at Hempstock Farm in pagan days?

3. In Chapter 5, how long does the narrator let the water run to get it steaming?

4. In Chapter 6, where does the narrator’s mother get a job?

5. What color is the bridge that Lettie and the narrator cross after the binding in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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