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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. The author believes that what is more important than love?
(a) Common decency.
(b) Enthusiasm.
(c) Passion.
(d) Kindness.

2. Bernard sometimes gets in trouble for keeping what kind of a laboratory?
(a) Whimsical.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Illegal.
(d) Messy.

3. Alice refers to her death as what?
(a) "Slapstick."
(b) "Irritating."
(c) "Bad luck."
(d) "Unnecessary."

4. When Wilbur and Eliza get upset with Dr. Cordiner, how does their mother respond?
(a) She sides with Dr. Cordiner.
(b) She screams and faints.
(c) She threatens to kill herself.
(d) She is protective of her children.

5. What type of clothing do Wilbur and Eliza wear as children?
(a) They do not wear clothing.
(b) Rags.
(c) Circus costumes.
(d) The latest fashions.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, Wilbur expresses hope that Dr. Mott felt what for him and his sister?

2. Who lives with Wilbur at the beginning of Chapter 1?

3. Wilbur and Eliza tell the household their sudden intelligence is what?

4. What unfortunate nickname has New York been given?

5. When does Wilbur review Dr. Mott's reports on him and Eliza?

Short Essay Questions

1. Upon hearing the story "The Ugly Duckling," Eliza makes up her own ending. What does the duckling turn into?

2. Why is Dr. Mott important to Wilbur and Eliza?

3. As Wilbur writes his memoirs, he discovers Melody and Isadore are planning a what?

4. As a child, why was Wilbur worried about Dr. Mott?

5. As children, what do Wilbur and Eliza read about beautiful people?

6. When Wilbur is sent to school, what happens to his relationship with Eliza?

7. What physical discovery have the Chinese made by Wilbur's 15th birthday?

8. Why are Wilbur and Eliza sent away to live at the mansion instead of with their parents?

9. When Wilbur and Eliza are separated, what do they do to cope?

10. What do Melody and Isadore use to build their pyramid?

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