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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 11, how high does Ursula hold the narrator off the ground?
(a) 5 feet.
(b) 15 feet.
(c) 20 feet.
(d) 10 feet.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As night falls, what can the narrator see flying above him in Chapter 12?

2. Why can’t the narrator stay in the ocean forever?

3. How many of the creatures that devour Ursula land on the grass?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 13, what does Lettie say that makes the narrator forget his hunger and fear?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator get out of his locked bedroom in Chapter 8?

2. Why does Lettie praise the narrator in Chapter 13?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 12, what does the narrator see as he settles into the fairy ring?

4. What is the purpose of the hole that Ursula left inside the narrator?

5. Why is Ursula unable to go through the wormhole in Chapter 11?

6. What comes out at dusk when the narrator is in the fairy ring?

7. In Chapter 10, what does the narrator see outside the window when he wakes in the night?

8. Why does Ursula say when she is sent to talk to the narrator in Chapter 12?

9. Where does Ginnie take Lettie after she's been attacked by the hunger birds in Chapter 14?

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

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