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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hettie break the leg of one of the girls?
(a) They threatened her.
(b) They brought her the wrong bird.
(c) They saw her signal.
(d) They said something rude to her.

2. Where does Sexton live?
(a) Paris.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York.
(d) London.

3. What is the name of the girl with the broken leg?
(a) Dana.
(b) Hannah.
(c) Prudence.
(d) Joy.

4. How does Sexton describe his life at the beginning of the book?
(a) Empty.
(b) Fruitless.
(c) Sad.
(d) Alone.

5. How did Hettie break the leg of one of the girls?
(a) She snapped a twig.
(b) She snapper her fingers.
(c) She said a spell.
(d) She touched her nose.

6. What does Didi tell Sexton she really is?
(a) Faith.
(b) Fear.
(c) Hope.
(d) Death.

7. What is the name of Sexton's mother?
(a) Sara.
(b) Sylvia.
(c) Sheila.
(d) Selena.

8. What did Didi get great joy from while with Sexton?
(a) Sewing his shirt.
(b) Speaking with him.
(c) Walking through the park.
(d) Eating an apple.

9. What does the person threatening Sexton NOT want to do?
(a) Continue living.
(b) All of these.
(c) Miss her.
(d) Hurt him.

10. What does Hettie use the bird for?
(a) To see into the future.
(b) To have a meal.
(c) To entertain a guest.
(d) To heal her wounds.

11. What does Sexton's mother feel like doing at the beginning of the book?
(a) Spring cleaning.
(b) Early Christmas shopping.
(c) Home redecorating and painting.
(d) Meal planning.

12. Where does Hettie live?
(a) Paris.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) Los Angeles.

13. How does Billy communicate?
(a) With hand movements.
(b) With drawings.
(c) With grunts.
(d) All of these.

14. How old is a Haruspex?
(a) 1,000 years.
(b) 100 years.
(c) 250 years.
(d) 150 years.

15. What is a Haruspex?
(a) A witch.
(b) A magician.
(c) A wizard.
(d) A troll.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sexton go when his mother sends him out?

2. What is Sexton's last name?

3. What does Sexton say he thinks Didi really is after hearing what she thinks she is?

4. How does Sexton feel when he is threatened?

5. Why does Sexton's mother send him out?

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