The Ocean at the End of the Lane Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, what does the narrator see beneath the milk-churn table?
(a) A bluebell.
(b) White and yellow daisies.
(c) Buttercups.
(d) Golden dandelions.

3. 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 counts.
(b) He says the multiplication tables.
(c) He sings under his breath.
(d) He recites poems.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what color does the meadow explode into?

2. Who is the third person that the narrator sees while he is in the fairy ring?

3. Where does the narrator feel pain when he catches the writhing mass of cobwebs and rotting cloth in Chapter 4?

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

5. How many pieces of gray cloth settle to the earth after Lettie completes the binding in Chapter 4?

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