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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. At the end of Chapter 12, how many times does the narrator sing a song completely through?
2. Where does Lettie tell the narrator to stay at the end of Chapter 11?
3. How far is the narrator's bedroom window said to be from the ground in Chapter 8?
4. How is the weather described in Chapter 8?
5. In Chapter 8, what does the narrator touch just as Ursula is about to descend upon him?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the narrator leave the lane and cut across the fields in Chapter 8?
2. What does the narrator do after arriving at the Hempstock home in Chapter 9?
3. What does the narrator say he misses about childhood in Chapter 13?
4. Where do Lettie, Ginnie, and the narrator go in Chapter 14?
5. What does the narrator have for breakfast at the Hempstock home in Chapter 10?
6. What comes out at dusk when the narrator is in the fairy ring?
7. What suggestions are made for dealing with the narrator's parents before they arrive at the Hempstocks' home in Chapter 9?
8. Why is Ursula unable to go through the wormhole in Chapter 11?
9. In Chapter 10, what does the narrator see outside the window when he wakes in the night?
10. Why does Ursula say when she is sent to talk to the narrator in Chapter 12?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 13, Lettie brings the ocean to the narrator. How does Lettie do this? Why doesn’t Lettie take the narrator to the ocean? How does the ocean bring the narrator to safety?
Essay Topic 2
Why does Ursula refuse to leave in Chapter 11? How does Lettie respond to Ursula's refusal to depart? Why does Ursula change her mind?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the hunger birds in the novel. What do they look like? What is another name for these creatures? What is their purpose? What do the creatures do to Ursula?
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