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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the shadow in the night say when the narrator refuses to believe it is Lettie?
(a) You are scared.
(b) You are hungry.
(c) You are stupid.
(d) You are an idiot.

2. To the narrator, how long does it seem like it has been since the creatures have eaten by the way they devour Ursula, ?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1,000 years.
(c) 500 years.
(d) 100 years.

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

4. In Chapter 10, what type of jam does the narrator eat with his toast?
(a) Peach.
(b) Raspberry.
(c) Blackberry.
(d) Grape.

5. In Chapter 14, what do the hunger birds say they have devoured?
(a) Palaces and worlds.
(b) Kings and queens.
(c) Galaxies and stars.
(d) Countries and oceans.

6. How does the narrator get hurt when Ursula crumples to the ground?
(a) He bumps his nose.
(b) He bumps his head.
(c) He twists his ankle.
(d) He skins his knees and the palms of his hands.

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

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

9. Whom does the narrator think of when he is loaned a nightgown from the Hempstocks in Chapter 9?
(a) Little Jack Horner.
(b) Wee Willie Winkie.
(c) Georgie Porgie.
(d) Little Boy Blue.

10. What does the narrator realize when he steps into the ocean in Chapter 13?
(a) That he knows everything.
(b) That the hole is gone.
(c) That he can swim.
(d) That Lettie is gone.

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

12. What color boots does Ginnie Hempstock wear at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Brown.
(c) Green.
(d) Black.

13. What color is the ground in Chapter 14, right before the hunger birds come?
(a) Red.
(b) Golden.
(c) Copper.
(d) Silver.

14. When the narrator is in the ocean, what can he see above and below him?
(a) Fish.
(b) Darkness.
(c) Mermaids.
(d) Strange light.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, how high does Ursula hold the narrator off the ground?

2. In Chapter 14, where does Ginnie lay Lettie down after Lettie is hurt?

3. What does Lettie do when Ursula refuses to put the narrator down in Chapter 11?

4. What color is the kitten that sleeps with the narrator in Chapter 9?

5. What type of vehicle drives past as the narrator runs toward the Hempstock Farm in Chapter 8?

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