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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Zach want ghosts to be real in Chapter 9?
(a) Because he thinks Poppy is a ghost.
(b) If they exist, magic may as well.
(c) Because it validates continuing.
(d) Because it is better than giving up.

2. What color is the librarian's hair described as in Chapter 14?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black.
(d) Pink.

3. What direction does "starboard" refer to on a boat?
(a) The front.
(b) The right.
(c) The left.
(d) The back.

4. What color are the librarian's shoes described as in Chapter 15?
(a) Pink.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

5. What is Alice's secret that Poppy reveals in Chapter 12?
(a) That Alice has a crush on Zach.
(b) That Alice is moving to New York.
(c) That Alice completed the Questions.
(d) That Alice hates Zach.

6. How much money does Alice have left as she and the children break camp in Chapter 9?
(a) $10.
(b) $15.
(c) $20.
(d) $5.

7. What is the back end of a boat called?
(a) The aft.
(b) The starboard.
(c) The prow.
(d) The hackle.

8. What does Alice compare the ceiling of the library break room to in Chapter 15?
(a) The monkey bars.
(b) A Meccano set.
(c) A spider web.
(d) An maple tree.

9. Who is last to get back on the boat after it overturns in Chapter 11?
(a) Poppy.
(b) Alice.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Zach.

10. What does Alice threaten to tell Poppy about if Zach doesn't return with her to the bus station in Chapter 10?
(a) His having written a love letter to her.
(b) His failing second grade.
(c) His having answered the Questions.
(d) His having killed her puppy.

11. What does Alice discover in Zach's backpack in Chapter 9?
(a) A love letter to her.
(b) His English homework.
(c) His answered Questions.
(d) A poem.

12. What kind of charm is on Poppy's necklace?
(a) A yin-yang.
(b) A doughnut.
(c) A typewriter key.
(d) A heart.

13. What does Zach say to Alice to make her feel better in the end of Chapter 12?
(a) "Maybe we could go on a date sometime."
(b) "Maybe Poppy doesn't care."
(c) "Maybe your parents tried to haunt you."
(d) "Maybe after we die, we don't get choices like that."

14. What does Zach realize is missing in Chapter 14?
(a) Poppy.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His jacket.
(d) The Queen.

15. Who is the author who wrote about Middle Earth and the forests of Ents that the narrator describes in Chapter 10?
(a) Alexander Harrington.
(b) J. R. R. Tolkien.
(c) Madeline L'Engle.
(d) C. S. Lewis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Orchid Ware highlighted and awarded numerous awards, according to the plaque that Zach finds in Chapter 15?

2. How much money does Zach have left as he and the girls break camp in Chapter 9?

3. Where is the office in the library that the librarian takes the children to in order to call their parents?

4. What time is it when Zach pulls himself to shore with the Queen in Chapter 12?

5. What are the last words that Zach's father says to him on the phone in Chapter 14?

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