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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is at the tip of the magic wand Letitia wields in Chapter 8?
(a) A silver hummingbird.
(b) A silver butterfly.
(c) A silver bumblebee.
(d) A silver dragonfly.

2. According to Ruby in Chapter 8, what peace offering does Caleb plan to give Lancaster?
(a) One million dollars.
(b) Atticus.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Transformation potion.

3. When does the novel’s epilogue take place?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1953.

4. According to Montrose on page 287, he is prepared to do what?
(a) Make a deal.
(b) Gamble his life.
(c) Beg for help.
(d) Risk it all.

5. Who is the elderly Dutchwoman who keeps a Christmas display in her yard, as described in Chapter 7?
(a) Mrs. Janssen.
(b) Mrs. De Vries.
(c) Mrs. Vandenhoek.
(d) Mrs. Van Dijk.

6. According to Caleb in Chapter 7, why is Lancaster sending a message?
(a) Because Caleb is planning to betray him.
(b) Because Montrose is planning to betray him.
(c) Because Atticus is planning to betray him.
(d) Because Horace is planning to betray him.

7. Which individual helps Montrose and Atticus find the correct address in Chapter 6?
(a) David Landsdowne.
(b) David Landsdale.
(c) David Lancombe.
(d) David Lambkin.

8. How is Ruby’s appearance transformed in Chapter 5?
(a) She becomes a white woman.
(b) She becomes several feet taller.
(c) She becomes invisible.
(d) She becomes a werewolf.

9. What is the name of the book Hippolyta found inside the Winthrop House?
(a) A Survey of Astronomical Observatories of North America.
(b) A Study of Celestial Observatories of North America.
(c) A Review of Heavenly Observatories of North America.
(d) A Collection of Planetary Observatories of North America.

10. What does Captain Lancaster rub all over Horace’s scalp in Chapter 7?
(a) Spit.
(b) Poison.
(c) Blood.
(d) Ashes.

11. According to Henry in Chapter 6, why did his father seek immortality?
(a) So he had more time to accumulate wealth.
(b) So he had more time to accumulate knowledge.
(c) So he had more time to accumulate power.
(d) So he had more time to accumulate love.

12. What had Ruby previously been employed as, as revealed in Chapter 5?
(a) A maid.
(b) A cook.
(c) A nurse.
(d) A nanny.

13. What is the title of Chapter 6?
(a) The Narrow House.
(b) The Secret House.
(c) The Slender House.
(d) The Night House.

14. How does the house appear at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) As an old church.
(b) As an empty field.
(c) As a newly constructed home.
(d) As a boarded-up ruin.

15. What is Hippolyta doing in the novel’s epilogue?
(a) Moving across the country.
(b) Chasing tentacled creatures.
(c) Visiting alien worlds.
(d) Preparing to study astronomy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of the letter Henry’s mother wrote to him, as explained in Chapter 6?

2. What job does Caleb want Ruby to perform for him, as revealed on page 245?

3. What is Hippolyta horrified to realize she has left at the observatory in Chapter 4?

4. What fact indicated that Henry Narrow’s death was not an accident, as indicated in Chapter 6?

5. Who is the author of the comic book is Hippolyta reading as Chapter 4 begins?

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