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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Eight, which of the following names does Beatryce posit for Answelica before learning the goat’s true name?
(a) Blaggart.
(b) Blechdor.
(c) Braggadocio.
(d) Burnet.

2. Chapter Twenty-one begins with which of the following?
(a) “Beatryce held herself straighter.”
(b) “Jack Dory sat under the eaves of Granny Bibspeak’s hut.”
(c) “Slowly, Jack Dory lowered the stool legs to the ground.”
(d) “Jack Dory belonged to no one.”

3. Chapter Fifteen begins with which of the following?
(a) “She should not have told him that she could write.”
(b) “In the same village as Jack Dory.”
(c) “And so it was that Jack Dory made his way to the monastery.”
(d) “The request that Jack Dory brought to the monastery was deemed by all the monks.”

4. As Beatryce, Answelica, and Jack leave the monastery, which tricks does Jack turn?
(a) Walkovers.
(b) Kip-ups.
(c) Somersaults.
(d) Cartwheels.

5. Chapter Eight begins with which of the following?
(a) “He illuminated the letter B.”
(b) “What she saw when she awoke was sunlight streaming through one small window that was up very high.”
(c) “Brother Edik’s problems were compounded.”
(d) “She tried not to think about what she could not remember.”

6. What are the first words Bibspeak says to Jack?
(a) “Should we interfere with fate?”
(b) “What if you are?”
(c) “That is exactly right.”
(d) “I am Jack Dory!”

7. To whom does DiCamillo dedicate the book?
(a) Blackall.
(b) Charles.
(c) Abelard.
(d) DiCamillo.

8. Chapter Ten begins with which of the following?
(a) “She tried not to think about what she could not remember.”
(b) “Answelica was a goat with teeth that were the mirror of her soul.”
(c) “The day after her fever broke.”
(d) “He illuminated the letter B.”

9. When Jack retrieves Beatryce from taking the soldier’s testimony in his village, what is she doing?
(a) Writing.
(b) Eating.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Crying.

10. To which of the following is the soldier who had lain abed in Jack’s village compared?
(a) Carrots.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Cabbages.
(d) Turnips.

11. Book the Second begins with which of the following?
(a) “The request that Jack Dory brought to the monastery was deemed by all the monks.”
(b) “Jack Dory belonged to no one.”
(c) “How could anyone bear it?”
(d) “I will go and ask your mother a few questions, too.”

12. Which of the following greets Jack first when he arrives at the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing?
(a) Edik.
(b) Beatryce.
(c) Answelica.
(d) Caddis.

13. Which phrase does Edik use to report a prophecy to Caddis?
(a) “These words were delivered to me as I worked.”
(b) “I saw something you should know about.”
(c) “I was given these words, and I give them to you.”
(d) “These words are truth. Take them.”

14. Chapter Two ends with which of the following?
(a) “Falling, falling, falling.”
(b) “The girl is gone.”
(c) “This impossible world.”
(d) “The child had hold of one of the goat’s ears.”

15. Which of the following does Edik pack for Beatryce’s departure with Jack?
(a) Bread.
(b) Candy.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Jerky.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Four, Edik guesses the child is no older than which age?

2. What does Edik believe he sees when he first enters the barn in Chapter Two?

3. What are the first reported words of the soldier as he lies abed in Jack’s village?

4. Which of the following in Jack’s village had been called off to war?

5. With what mark does Answelica leave Edik?

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