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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Afterwords.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is there tension among Mallory, Jared and Simon?
(a) Because Jared tries to order Mallory and Simon around.
(b) Because of what happened to Mallory.
(c) There is not tension; they are best of friends.
(d) Because their father is supposed to be coming home soon.

2. What do most of the books concern?
(a) Child raising.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Mental illness.
(d) Faeries and mythical creatures.

3. Why is Mallory waking Jared?
(a) She wants to tell him their mother is gone.
(b) She heard the squirrel noises again.
(c) She is hungry.
(d) She has a leak in her bedroom.

4. What does Jared think will help the creature to be nicer?
(a) Leaving it the Field Guide.
(b) Giving it a new house.
(c) The humans moving.
(d) Leaving it something everyday.

5. What does a note say that the children find?
(a) Meet by the old sycamore at midnight.
(b) Beware of the mandersnatcher.
(c) There is no note.
(d) It's not nice to ice the mice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the letter in the introduction say happens to the relationship between Holly and Tony?

2. What does Jared realize about a chest?

3. What does Simon ask his mother about having to stay in his room?

4. For what do the boys look behind a large picture in the library?

5. Where does Simon want to go before they send the nest?

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