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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lewis say he will do to keep Tarby’s interest in Chapter Four?
(a) Raise the dead.
(b) Clean all of Tarby's shoes.
(c) Eat a worm.
(d) Chase snakes.

2. What name does Lewis write in the pentagram in Chapter Five?
(a) Serene.
(b) Selenna.
(c) Serenade.
(d) Serena.

3. What does Lewis ask Uncle Jonathan to do in Chapter Three?
(a) Play ball with him.
(b) Teach Lewis magic.
(c) Curse Tarby.
(d) Eclipse the moon.

4. Who does Lewis see on deck of the Spanish Armada in Chapter Four?
(a) The Queen of England.
(b) C.S. Lewis.
(c) The Duke of Medina-Sedona.
(d) Harry Potter.

5. What does Tarby do instead of playing baseball with Lewis in Chapter Four?
(a) Kick pine cones.
(b) Play football.
(c) Run track.
(d) Play soccer.

6. What happens in Chapter Five when Lewis begins chanting?
(a) Nothing happens.
(b) Everything melts away.
(c) Everything goes back to normal.
(d) A "boom" comes from the tomb.

7. What does Lewis need to complete the spell in Chapter Five?
(a) A blueberry branch.
(b) The name of the person he is resurrecting.
(c) The former address of the person he is resurrecting.
(d) Blood from Tarby.

8. What does Lewis see when he hears a noise in the hallway in Chapter One?
(a) A ghost from the mantle.
(b) Uncle Jonathan hitting a hole into the wall.
(c) Mrs. Zimmerman with her ear to the wall.
(d) A clock walking down the hall.

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

10. Why is Lewis going in Chapter One to live with Uncle Jonathan?
(a) He is going to learn magic.
(b) His parents were killed in an automobile accident.
(c) He does not like his parents.
(d) He was left at an orphanage as a small boy.

11. What does Uncle Jonathan do in Chapter One when the clocks begin to chime midnight?
(a) Scream and run outside.
(b) Break the clocks.
(c) Keep playing poker.
(d) Stare sightlessly into the distance.

12. When do Tarby and Lewis decide to raise the dead in Chapter Four?
(a) On New Hallow's Day.
(b) On Christmas Eve.
(c) On Halloween night.
(d) On the next new moon.

13. What is Lewis’s name as said in Chapter One?
(a) Uncle Jonathan.
(b) Mrs. Zimmerman.
(c) Lewis Barnavelt.
(d) Lewis Barn-vault.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Uncle Jonathan get his university degree in as he tells Lewis in Chapter Two?

2. How does Tarby act after the magic in Chapter Three?

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

4. Why is Lewis teased at school as said in Chapter Three?

5. What do the boys do in Chapter Five when they realize what is happening?

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