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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 causes great agitation among the group during the library visit in Chapter Eight?
(a) Roland feels the fire coming on.
(b) No one has a library card.
(c) They cannot find any books.
(d) The library is closing.

2. How do the twins react to the chaos of the press conference in Chapter Ten?
(a) With sadness.
(b) With fear.
(c) With excitement.
(d) With joy.

3. Whom does Roland plan to research in Chapter Eight?
(a) Lieutenant Colonel Whittlesey.
(b) Sergeant Daly.
(c) Sergeant York.
(d) General MacArthur.

4. When Lillian visits Madison in Chapter Six, what does Madison have with her?
(a) A pot of tea.
(b) A bucket of beer.
(c) A pitcher of lemonade.
(d) A bottle of wine.

5. How does Lillian describe Timothy's burning in Chapter Ten?
(a) Darkly and awesomely.
(b) Gracefully and clearly.
(c) Perfectly and brilliantly.
(d) Fearsomely and dreadfully.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the twins burn at the end of Chapter Ten, what does Lillian do in response?

2. According to Lillian in Chapter Nine, the country doctor looks like what pop culture figure?

3. Why does Jasper leave the dining room in Chapter Eight?

4. What does the group do immediately following the library trip in Chapter Eight?

5. According to Bessie in Chapter Nine, where does the fire phenomenon begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during the press conference in Chapter Ten?

2. Who is Dr. Cannon? What does he tell Lillian about himself?

3. What happens when Lillian and Madison play basketball in Chapter Seven?

4. What is Dr. Cannon's second hypothesis about the cause of the twins' fire? How does Lillian respond?

5. What does Lillian tell the twins after they run away in Chapter Six? What does Lillian realize?

6. Describe Lillian's appearance at the start of Chapter Eight.

7. What major news does Jasper receive at the end of Chapter Eight? What is the effect of this news?

8. How does Madison feel about Jasper's promotion, as she explains in Chapter Nine? Why?

9. What sorts of items does Lillian think might help the twins, as explained in Chapter Six?

10. According to Madison in Chapter Nine, how will Jasper's promotion affect the twins?

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