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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Mo once promise Meggie burglars would never break into their house?
(a) They live too far out in the country.
(b) They could not break the locks.
(c) There was nothing to steal.
(d) They could not beat the alarm system.

2. What picture does the sight of Elinor's house remind Meggie of?
(a) Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights
(b) Mona Lisa.
(c) The Selfish Giant's garden.
(d) Monet's Picnic.

3. What doubts plague Meggie in chapter 9 as she prepares to go in search of Mo?
(a) Where she will look.
(b) Her own safety.
(c) Fear of the police.
(d) What will happen when she finds him.

4. In chapter 10, Meggie blames all the bad things that have happened in the past three days on what?
(a) Dustfinger.
(b) Elinor's collection.
(c) Mo's book.
(d) Mo.

5. What memories does Meggie awaken in Elinor in chapter 8?
(a) Memories of Teresa, Meggie's mother.
(b) Her father's obsession with his books and her play time with her sisters.
(c) A love of good books Elinor has always had.
(d) Memories of her own mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Mo once tell Meggie it was good she looked like her mother?

2. In what point of view is this novel written?

3. How do the police react in chapter 8 when Meggie tells them to search for Capricorn?

4. Who is the man Meggie sees outside her window in chapter 1?

5. What is Mo doing when Meggie wakes in chapter 2?

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