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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. What is the name of the pottery and ceramics company whose wares are on display at the library?
(a) McCauley-Smith China.
(b) Ludite China.
(c) Anderson-Wilcox China.
(d) Wilkinson-Clark China.

2. 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) C. S. Lewis.
(c) J. R. R. Tolkien.
(d) Madeline L'Engle.

3. Where does Zach head first when he and the others split up to look for the Queen after escaping the break room in Chapter 15?
(a) To the children's section.
(b) To the main level stacks.
(c) To the basement.
(d) To the attic.

4. How much does Zach's breakfast cost him in Chapter 9?
(a) $2.50.
(b) $4.75.
(c) $5.00.
(d) $3.75.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What symbol is described on the sail of the sailboat that Zach finds in Chapter 10?

2. What day of the week is it when Zach, Poppy, and Alice finally make it to the cemetery?

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

4. What is the name of the sailboat the Zach finds at the end of the dock in Chapter 10?

5. When does Zach's father say he will be at the library in East Liverpool to pick him up on the phone in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Alice’s response when she learns of Zach’s dream in Chapter 12?

2. What does Zach’s father say when he speaks to Zach on the phone in Chapter 14?

3. How does Zach compare adventures in books to reality in Chapter 10?

4. Where does the librarian hold Alice, Poppy, and Zach while calling their parents?

5. What conflict emerges between Poppy, Zach, and Alice in Chapter 10? What threats are made?

6. How does Alice respond when she sees the campsite in Chapter 9?

7. How do Poppy, Alice, and Zach make their way to the cemetery in Chapter 16?

8. How do Alice, Poppy, and Zach enter the library in Chapter 13?

9. What does Alice discover in Zach’s backpack in Chapter 9? How does Zach react?

10. What prior sailing experience does Zach have when he pirates the boat? How does he employ this experience?

(see the answer keys)

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