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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the elf village?
(a) The empty lot.
(b) Sara's back yard.
(c) Hillary's bedroom.
(d) A weed bramble.

2. Why do the girls help the elves build something?
(a) They want the elves to trust them.
(b) The elves are not good at building roads.
(c) They get bored.
(d) The elves asked for help.

3. Why does Hillary's mother not like Sara-Kate?
(a) She is sickly.
(b) She is suspicious.
(c) She is odd.
(d) She is stupid.

4. Why does Sara-Kate have to pay the phone bill instead of her mother?
(a) Her mother is at work.
(b) Her mother is sick.
(c) Her mother is sleeping.
(d) Her mother forgot.

5. What does Hillary's father spend most of his time doing?
(a) Filling out paperwork.
(b) Watching TV.
(c) Building models.
(d) Fixing his back yard.

6. Where is Sara-Kate when Hillary comes to see the ferris wheel?
(a) In the backyard.
(b) In her room.
(c) Under the tree.
(d) On the fence.

7. What makes Hillary think that elves are watching her?
(a) It starts to get dark.
(b) She gets a tickly feeling.
(c) She hears a tinkling.
(d) She gets all itchy.

8. How is Hillary's home described?
(a) Tidy.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Scattered.
(d) Cluttered.

9. What does Sara-Kate show Hillary to avoid in her yard?
(a) The ant hills.
(b) The sticky tar.
(c) The poison ivy.
(d) The broken glass.

10. Why does Sara-Kate say she is sure the ferris wheel is magic?
(a) There is nothing else left of the bike.
(b) It sings to her.
(c) It appeared one day.
(d) She can't figure out how it is powered.

11. Why does Hillary creep over to Sara-Kate's backyard the second time?
(a) She wants to see the elves.
(b) Sara-Kate enters the village from there.
(c) She doesn't want her mother to see her.
(d) Sara-Kate is mad at her.

12. What does Sara-Kate say the elf language sounds like?
(a) Blowing wind.
(b) Foot steps.
(c) Nature sounds.
(d) Telepathic vibes.

13. How does Jane think Sara-Kate got Hillary to be her friend?
(a) She made a promise.
(b) She spread rumors.
(c) She is paying her.
(d) She put a spell on her.

14. What does Hillary hear in her mind as she creeps over to Sara-Kate's backyard the second time?
(a) Her friends' voices.
(b) Elf music.
(c) Her mother's warning.
(d) Sara-Kate's tantrum.

15. Why does Sara-Kate say the elves won't show themselves to Hillary?
(a) It is too light.
(b) They have been hurt by humans in the past.
(c) It is too soon.
(d) They don't believe in them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in the weather that is strange for the time of year?

2. For what do the elves use a bike wheel?

3. Mr. Lenox like to talk to __________.

4. Why does Sara-Kate not wear extra clothes when it gets cold?

5. What time of day does Hillary first see the elf village?

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