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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What career path does George want Horace to pursue?
(a) Fighting for civil rights.
(b) Publishing comic books.
(c) Studying magic and the occult.
(d) Helping fellow travelers.

2. What does Montrose instruct Atticus to report at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) That they found a ghost.
(b) That they found nothing.
(c) They they found only ash.
(d) That they found racist neighbors.

3. What does Atticus plan to do with The Book of Names, as revealed in Chapter 8?
(a) Sell it.
(b) Shred it.
(c) Burn it.
(d) Bury it.

4. Who tries to telephone his grandfather and is attacked by a racist operator, as he explains in Chapter 7?
(a) Neville.
(b) Horace.
(c) Franklin.
(d) Curtis.

5. What is the title of Chapter 4?
(a) Hippolyta Disturbs the Universe.
(b) Hippolyta Disturbs the Galaxy.
(c) Hippolyta Disturbs the Cosmos.
(d) Hippolyta Disturbs the Supernova.

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

7. Why does Horace become agitated upon waking up in the hospital in Chapter 7?
(a) Because Hippolyta has left on business.
(b) Because Montrose is angry.
(c) Because George is there.
(d) Because Atticus did not get his message.

8. According to Montrose in Chapter 6, who was falsely accused of attacking a white woman when Montrose was a child?
(a) Dick Rowland.
(b) Dick Roberts.
(c) Dick Rogers.
(d) Dick Russell.

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

10. What celestial body did a young Hippolyta attempt to name, as revealed in Chapter 4?
(a) Triton.
(b) Pluto.
(c) Haley's Comet.
(d) Neptune.

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

12. What game allows Horace to communicate his need for help in Chapter 7?
(a) Chess.
(b) Dominoes.
(c) Monopoly.
(d) Scrabble.

13. What is Hippolyta horrified to realize she has left at the observatory in Chapter 4?
(a) Her keys.
(b) Her wallet.
(c) Her comic book.
(d) Her shoe.

14. What does Caleb give Ruby on New Year’s Eve, as seen in Chapter 5?
(a) A small vial of blue liquid.
(b) A small vial of yellow liquid.
(c) A small vial of green liquid.
(d) A small vial of red liquid.

15. What is the name of the observatory found inside the back of the book Hippolyta found inside the Winthrop House, as revealed in Chapter 4?
(a) The Hiram Winthrop Observatory.
(b) The Titus Braithwhite Observatory.
(c) The Samuel Braithwhite Observatory.
(d) The Henry Winthrop Observatory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lancaster tells Caleb he planned to place what kind of spell on him?

2. What is at the tip of the magic wand Letitia wields in Chapter 8?

3. What name does Ruby take after her transformation in Chapter 5?

4. According to Montrose in Chapter 6, where does his father strike him in order to prevent him from leaving home during the riot?

5. According to Montrose in Chapter 6, why do his father and brother leave home during the riot?

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