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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elinor hope to have Mo do when he finally comes to live with her?
(a) Read aloud to her.
(b) Help remodel the basement.
(c) Repair some plumbing in the old house.
(d) Finish fixing her books.

2. How does Elinor subdue Basta in chapter 21?
(a) She threatens to kill his dogs.
(b) She hits him with a rock.
(c) She gets his gun from him.
(d) She rushes at him with a knife.

3. What instinct nearly overwhelms Dustfinger as Meggie runs past him in chapter 7, no longer crying but still desperate?
(a) A need to take her away from this place.
(b) A need to keep her from danger.
(c) A need to comfort and explain.
(d) A need to shut her up.

4. In chapter 10, what explanation does Dustfinger give for the henchmen who kidnapped Mo not learning that they had the wrong book?
(a) They are afraid to even touch the book.
(b) They cannot read.
(c) They do not know what the book is about.
(d) They do not know what the book is called.

5. What does Mo tell Meggie in chapter 16 was her mother's favorite type of book?
(a) Books about evil.
(b) Books with fairies, knights, and dragons.
(c) Books about the Romans.
(d) Books featuring robbers and theives.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far does Elinor insist in chapter 4 Meggie stay from her shelves of books?

2. What has Mo hidden about the book he has brought to Elinor for safekeeping?

3. Why does Elinor begin telling stories about castles and knights in chapter 13?

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

5. What memories does Meggie awaken in Elinor in chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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