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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far is the narrator's bedroom window said to be from the ground in Chapter 8?
(a) 20 feet.
(b) 35 feet.
(c) 30 feet.
(d) 25 feet.

2. What does the narrator call the things that devour Ursula?
(a) Hunger birds.
(b) Flying dinosaurs.
(c) Flying death.
(d) Lizards.

3. What is the name of the Hempstock’s cow that seems to be going lame in Chapter 9?
(a) Rhiannon.
(b) Bridget.
(c) Meghan.
(d) Brianna.

4. At the beginning of his ordeal in the fairy ring, what does the narrator do to distract himself from seeing someone talking to him outside the circle?
(a) He sings under his breath.
(b) He counts.
(c) He recites poems.
(d) He says the multiplication tables.

5. What color pajamas is the narrator wearing in Chapter 8?
(a) Red.
(b) Purple.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

6. Where does Ursula try to break the jam jar containing the wormhole?
(a) At the side of the house.
(b) Under the beech tree.
(c) Under the oak tree.
(d) On the sidewalk.

7. How fragile does the narrator realize that the reality of his world is in Chapter 13?
(a) As fragile as makeup on a woman’s face.
(b) As fragile as drops of rain on a sidewalk.
(c) As fragile as icing on a birthday cake.
(d) As fragile as leaves on a tree.

8. In Chapter 8, how far is the narrator inside the boundaries of the Hempstock Farm?
(a) 15 feet.
(b) 20 feet.
(c) 10 feet.
(d) 5 feet.

9. What color cat comes into the Hempstock kitchen in Chapter 13?
(a) Marmalade.
(b) Gray.
(c) Fog-colored.
(d) Black and white.

10. Whose clothing does the narrator borrow in Chapter 8?
(a) Uncle Bernard’s.
(b) Cousin Japeth’s.
(c) Cousin Matthew’s.
(d) Uncle Peter’s.

11. What have the cleaners promised Ursula in Chapter 12?
(a) She can torture the narrator.
(b) She can kill the narrator.
(c) She can use the narrator to go home.
(d) She can have the narrator as company.

12. Where does Old Mrs. Hempstock threaten to bind the hunger birds in Chapter 14?
(a) A dark star.
(b) A black hole.
(c) Hell.
(d) The ocean.

13. As night falls, what can the narrator see flying above him in Chapter 12?
(a) Geese.
(b) Bats.
(c) Cleaners.
(d) Starlings.

14. What is the narrator singing when he sees Ursula outside the circle in Chapter 12?
(a) “The Nightmare Song.”
(b) “Are you Sleeping.?”
(c) “Ants Go Marching.”
(d) “Ninety-nine Bottles of Beer on the Wall.”

15. Where has Lettie been scratched when she returns in Chapter 10?
(a) Her left arm.
(b) Her cheek.
(c) Her knee.
(d) Her right arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 12, how many times does the narrator sing a song completely through?

2. What type of tree do the hunger birds devour in Chapter 14?

3. What do the Hempstocks serve the narrator for dinner in Chapter 9?

4. In Chapter 10, what type of jam does the narrator eat with his toast?

5. In Chapter 13, what does the narrator eat for supper?

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