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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Fourteen, what does Jack dream of wanting?
(a) His father’s cloak.
(b) His mother’s hat.
(c) The robber’s knife.
(d) Maple candy.

2. Chapter Nine begins with which of the following?
(a) “He illuminated the letter B.”
(b) “She tried not to think about what she could not remember.”
(c) “Brother Edik’s problems were compounded.”
(d) “The day after her fever broke.”

3. To which town had Jack and his family been fleeing?
(a) Kerrville.
(b) Scunthorpe.
(c) Highflint.
(d) Throttletown.

4. With which of the following does the novel’s epigraph end?
(a) “It is written in the Chronicles of Sorrowing.”
(b) “One day where will come a child.”
(c) “This child will be a girl.”
(d) “The prophecy has long been ignored.”

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

6. What kind of mattress does Beatryce have in Chapter Eight?
(a) None.
(b) Feather.
(c) Wool.
(d) Straw.

7. Which of the following epithets does Edik hear his father’s voice call him?
(a) Snaggle-toothed reprobate.
(b) Broken-eyed coward.
(c) Bow-legged layabout.
(d) Demon-minded floozie.

8. Which of the following is the name of one of Beatryce’s brothers?
(a) Rowan.
(b) Quercus.
(c) Douglas.
(d) Ash.

9. Chapter Three begins with which of the following?
(a) “A child. Next to the goat.”
(b) “She dreamed.”
(c) “Answelica stood next to the child in a ferocious, protective pose.”
(d) “Brother Edik’s task in the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing was to illuminate.”

10. Chapter Five begins with which of the following?
(a) “What she saw when she awoke was sunlight streaming through one small window that was up very high.”
(b) “She dreamed.”
(c) “In those moments when she was awake, she remembered.”
(d) “Brother Edik’s task in the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing was to illuminate.”

11. Which of the following illustrations precedes Book the First?
(a) A shorn-headed girl.
(b) A mermaid hairbrush.
(c) A goat curled up with a girl.
(d) A goat headbutting a monk.

12. Edik sees what on the feet of the child curled up against Answelica in Chapter Three?
(a) Manure.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Blood.

13. With what does the soldier lying abed in Jack’s village begin his testimony?
(a) “I regret the children.”
(b) “Under this bed is the sword.”
(c) “How many have I killed?”
(d) “I have killed.”

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

15. Which of the following did the man with the knife take from Jack’s mother?
(a) A cloak.
(b) Food.
(c) Money.
(d) A hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does the novel’s epigraph begin?

2. Chapter Twenty begins with which of the following?

3. To which of the following is Answelica compared?

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

5. Which of the following greets Jack first when he arrives at the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing?

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