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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator have for dessert in Chapter 13?
(a) Spotted dick with yellow custard.
(b) Peach cobbler.
(c) Apple pie and ice cream.
(d) Sponge cake.

2. In Chapter 14, where does Ginnie lay Lettie down after Lettie is hurt?
(a) On the pond.
(b) In bed.
(c) On the ground.
(d) In the grass.

3. What color is the roof of the narrator’s house?
(a) Red.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

4. What does the narrator have for dessert at the Hempstocks' in Chapter 9?
(a) Apple raisin custard pie.
(b) Peach cobbler.
(c) Lemon meringue pie.
(d) Banana cream pie.

5. In Chapter 9, where does the narrator take a bath?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the bathroom.
(c) In a spare bedroom.
(d) In the living room.

6. After the birds are gone in Chapter 14, what does the narrator notice Old Mrs. Hempstock wearing?
(a) A gray nightie.
(b) A gray dressing gown over a nightie.
(c) A white nightie.
(d) A plaid dressing gown over a white nightie.

7. What color are the things with wings that come for Ursula?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Gray.

8. What is the silly pet name that the narrator’s father had for him when he was a baby?
(a) Toad.
(b) Handsome George.
(c) Georgie Porgie.
(d) Darlin’ boy.

9. What type of vehicle drives past as the narrator runs toward the Hempstock Farm in Chapter 8?
(a) A yellow lorry.
(b) A black mini.
(c) A white van.
(d) A red Rover.

10. What do the Hempstocks serve the narrator for dinner in Chapter 9?
(a) Beef pot pie with vegetables.
(b) Chicken pot pie with vegetables.
(c) Chicken, bread, and greens.
(d) Beef, potatoes, greens, and carrots.

11. What does Lettie bring to the narrator in Chapter 13?
(a) The ocean.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Granny.
(d) Food.

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

13. What flavor is the tooth powder that the narrator uses in Chapter 10?
(a) Peppery and salty.
(b) Minty and lemony.
(c) Cherry.
(d) Watermelon.

14. What is old Mrs. Hempstock doing when the narrator comes to her house in Chapter 9?
(a) Washing windows.
(b) Scrubbing the floor.
(c) Stirring a pot on the stove.
(d) Rummaging in the pantry.

15. What is in the center of the fairy circle?
(a) A straggly bush.
(b) A rose bush.
(c) A dead tree.
(d) Daffodils.

Short Answer Questions

1. What have the cleaners promised Ursula in Chapter 12?

2. What does the narrator drink while taking a bath in Chapter 9?

3. What do the Hempstocks give to the narrator’s parents after they bring his toothbrush to him?

4. What constellation do the hunger birds devour from the sky in Chapter 14?

5. Who is the first person that the narrator sees when he is standing in the circle in Chapter 12?

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