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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which tomb do Lewis and Tarby decide to resurrect in Chapter Four?
(a) A mausoleum with a symbol they think is a funny “O” on the front.
(b) A tomb with a gargoyle on the front.
(c) A tomb with a white lamb faded grey.
(d) A tomb with a stone tree growing out of the middle.

2. What does Lewis find strange in Chapter Two about a coatrack?
(a) A picture of a Mayan castle has appeared where a mirror used to be.
(b) It has turned orange.
(c) It has turned into a stained glass castle.
(d) It has disappeared.

3. What does Lewis decide before he goes to bed at the end of Chapter Two?
(a) That he is too tired to think.
(b) That Uncle Jonathan is crazy.
(c) That he needs a new home.
(d) That logic can not solve this problem.

4. What happens with Tarby and Lewis in Chapter Four?
(a) Tarby asks Lewis to teach him magic.
(b) Tarby hangs out with Lewis less and less.
(c) Tarby asks Lewis to move away.
(d) Tarby hangs out with him more.

5. What does Tarby yell when he sees Lewis in Chapter Five?
(a) "There's already a dead body loose!" (85).
(b) "Boo!" (85).
(c) "You're a liar!" (85).
(d) "I was just about to leave" (85).

6. What did the previous owner of Barnavelt’s Folly do as said in Chapter Two?
(a) Marry Mrs. Zimmerman.
(b) Hide a magical clock in the walls.
(c) Ask the neighbors for help and support.
(d) Curse Uncle Jonathan.

7. What does Lewis want to do for Tarby in Chapter Three?
(a) Become better friends.
(b) Have Uncle Jonathan show him a magic trick.
(c) Teach him magic.
(d) Get him a gift.

8. What does Lewis do with the Spanish Armada in Chapter Four?
(a) Spit at it.
(b) Wave to it.
(c) Wish it good luck.
(d) Shoot a cannon at it.

9. Where has Lewis heard about the Spanish Armada as he says in Chapter Four?
(a) In his school classes.
(b) In Uncle Jonathan’s stories.
(c) In his dreams.
(d) In John L. Stoddard’s books.

10. Where is the graveyard located as said in Chapter Five?
(a) Inside the town.
(b) A half mile outside of New Zebedee.
(c) In another town.
(d) In Uncle Jonathan's backyard.

11. What does Lewis realize at the beginning of Chapter Five?
(a) He is late to see Tarby.
(b) He is not going through with the plan.
(c) He does not even like Tarby.
(d) He wants to live somewhere else.

12. What does Uncle Jonathan have on his table in Chapter One?
(a) Bloody heads.
(b) Many different kinds of cookies.
(c) Many different old books.
(d) Many different kinds of coins.

13. Why is Lewis teased at school as said in Chapter Three?
(a) He is overweight and bad at baseball.
(b) He is mean to the other kids.
(c) He likes to read books instead of talking to people.
(d) He throws rocks at the other kids.

14. Who is Mrs. Zimmerman from Chapter One?
(a) Uncle Jonathan's wife.
(b) Lewis' grandmother.
(c) Uncle Jonathan’s next door neighbor who visits and cooks for him.
(d) The owner of Barnvault's folly.

15. What does Uncle Jonathan use to create a reflection of the moon in Chapter Three?
(a) Three pails of water from the rain barrel in a birdbath.
(b) Water from the nearby stream.
(c) Water from the tap put into a teacup.
(d) Water from the mansion’s gutters.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Uncle Jonathan tell Lewis in Chapter Two that magic works?

2. How does Mrs. Zimmerman appear in Chapter Two?

3. What does Lewis tell Tarby in Chapter Four that Uncle Jonathan can do?

4. What name does Lewis write in the pentagram in Chapter Five?

5. What does Lewis mysteriously know after the moon goes out in Chapter Three?

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