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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Helen Grace's biggest concern about Jared's activities that morning?
(a) She is not concerned as she knows Jared can take care of himself.
(b) That he could get in trouble for trespassing into the abandoned building.
(c) That he could fall out of the tall sycamore with the large hole in it.
(d) That he could fall through the floor of the attic.

2. What does Jared have to do before he can finish his tracking efforts?
(a) Take a bath.
(b) Take out the garbage.
(c) Clean up the flour.
(d) Go to bed.

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

4. What is splashed on the walls?
(a) Paint.
(b) Foodstuff.
(c) Water.
(d) Nothing.

5. What does Jared suggest about a poem?
(a) It is a red herring.
(b) It was planted intentionally.
(c) It was written by their great-uncle.
(d) It might provide a clue as to what happened to Mallory.

6. What is one reason might the creature be bothering Mallory?
(a) Because Jared disturbed the tree in the yard.
(b) Because the Grace children have invaded its space.
(c) Because Jared found the book.
(d) Because the children do not believe in it.

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

8. Where is Mallory bruised?
(a) On her arm.
(b) She is not bruised.
(c) On her stomach.
(d) On her right leg.

9. Who does Helen Grace suspect is involved in the Mallory episode?
(a) The Brownies.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Jared.
(d) Simon.

10. What does Jared realize about a chest?
(a) It could be alive.
(b) Nothing.
(c) It could belong to any animal.
(d) It could be a man's torso.

11. What does Jared hear in the morning?
(a) Mallory making breakfast.
(b) Absolute silence.
(c) Mallory screaming.
(d) Mallory and Simon yelling.

12. What surprises Simon about Jared and the book Jared found?
(a) Jared writing in the book when he has never allowed Simon to do such a thing to any book.
(b) Jared's disinterest in the book after his initial excitement.
(c) Jared's facination with the book.
(d) Jared's unwillingness to let anyone else look at the book.

13. In general, what is the supposed nature of Brownies?
(a) Secretive.
(b) Excited.
(c) Melancholy.
(d) Helpful.

14. What do Simon and Mallory exchange?
(a) Journals.
(b) Books.
(c) A strange glance.
(d) Descriptions.

15. What does Simon admire as he and Jared are in their room that night?
(a) His pet mice.
(b) His arrowhead collection.
(c) His bone collection.
(d) His butterfly collection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Simon believe about Jared?

2. What does Jared think may be in a trunk he finds?

3. What are Mallory and Simon doing when Jared next sees them?

4. Where is there a small, spiral staircase?

5. What does the field guide suggest ways to track?

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