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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the boys do in Chapter Five when they realize what is happening?
(a) They run down the hill.
(b) They call out Serenna's name.
(c) They go into the tomb.
(d) They call for help.

3. 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 into a stained glass castle.
(c) It has disappeared.
(d) It has turned orange.

4. What does Uncle Jonathan tell Lewis about himself and Mrs. Zimmerman in Chapter Two?
(a) They have never been friends.
(b) They are both wizards.
(c) They are getting divorced.
(d) They are getting married.

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

6. What does Lewis do when he tries to hit a baseball as said in Chapter Three?
(a) He runs away from the ball.
(b) He hits a home-run every time.
(c) He lays down and lets the ball hit him.
(d) He throws the bat.

7. Why does Uncle Jonathan sometimes turn off the clocks at night as he says in Chapter Two?
(a) To have peace and quiet.
(b) To possibly hear where the magical clock is and turn it off.
(c) To feel scared.
(d) To feel safe.

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

9. What does Tarby say at the end of Chapter Five that amazes Lewis?
(a) That he was not scared.
(b) That he is a dead body.
(c) That maybe what they saw was just the moonlight.
(d) That he has seen resurrections like this before.

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

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

12. What does Lewis do in the three weeks before he returns to school in Chapter Two?
(a) Run away.
(b) Eat lots of chocolate.
(c) Explore New Zebedee and Barnavelt's Folly.
(d) Read all the books in the house.

13. What has Uncle Jonathan created a collection of so many clocks as said in Chapter Two?
(a) To enjoy the sound.
(b) To create Gothic atmosphere.
(c) To become a horologist.
(d) To drown out the sound of the clocks in the wall.

14. What is the park on the outskirts of town called as said in Chapter Five?
(a) Wider Creek Park.
(b) Park Place.
(c) Parkitty Park Park.
(d) This park.

15. How did Tarby break his arm as said in Chapter Three?
(a) He got in a fight with another kid.
(b) He jumped off of a cliff.
(c) He was cursed by a witch.
(d) He was hanging off of a tree by his knees and fell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Uncle Jonathan doing at night in Chapter Two?

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

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

4. What does Tarby do instead of playing baseball with Lewis in Chapter Four?

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

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