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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color are the Queen's eyes described as in the narrative?
(a) Black.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

2. Where is the office in the library that the librarian takes the children to in order to call their parents?
(a) In the basement.
(b) On the second floor.
(c) On the ground floor.
(d) On the third floor.

3. At what time did the library in East Carnegie close in Chapter 13?
(a) 2:00 p.m.
(b) 12:00 p.m.
(c) 1:00 p.m.
(d) 3:00 p.m.

4. Who digs Eleanor's grave in Chapter 16?
(a) Rover.
(b) Zach.
(c) Alice.
(d) Poppy.

5. Who rides on the handlebars when the children steal bicycles after escaping the library?
(a) Helen.
(b) Patricia.
(c) Poppy.
(d) Alicia.

6. What happens to the Pearl after Zach jumps overboard to save the Queen?
(a) It capsizes.
(b) It runs aground.
(c) It hits the barge.
(d) It floats past East Liverpool.

7. Whose job is to prepare Eleanor's body for burial in Chapter 16?
(a) Poppy.
(b) Zach.
(c) Alice.
(d) Leo.

8. Who is at Alice's grandmother's house when Alice calls home from the library in Chapter 14?
(a) Alice's mother.
(b) Alice's father.
(c) Aunt Linda.
(d) Uncle Paul.

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

10. What material is the sailboat made of that Zach finds at the end of the dock in Chapter 10?
(a) Fiberglass.
(b) Teak.
(c) Maple.
(d) Plastic.

11. What are lying all around Zach in his dream when he falls asleep in the library in Chapter 13?
(a) Glass bottles.
(b) Silver leaves.
(c) Broken dolls.
(d) Dead spiders.

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

13. What building does Poppy spot from the boat when she tells Alice and Zach they have to turn around in Chapter 11?
(a) The Catholic cathedral.
(b) The old pottery factory.
(c) The old chocolate factory.
(d) The town library.

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

15. What day of the week is it when Zach, Poppy, and Alice finally make it to the cemetery?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Sunday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hurls the Queen into the river in Chapter 11?

2. What is the cost of the dinghy that's for sale at the marina in Chapter 10?

3. What color are the librarian's shoes described as in Chapter 15?

4. What kind of charm is on Poppy's necklace?

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

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