The House With a Clock in Its Walls Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

John Bellairs
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 142 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The House With a Clock in Its Walls Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

John Bellairs
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 142 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Uncle Lewis do when he catches Lewis following him at night in Chapter Two?
(a) Invites him into the room.
(b) Tells him to go back to bed.
(c) Scolds him.
(d) Tells him a bedtime story.

2. What do Uncle Jonathan, Lewis, and Mrs. Zimmerman do for Halloween in Chapter Four?
(a) Go trick or treating.
(b) Eat candied apples.
(c) Eat doughnuts, apple cider, and view illusions.
(d) Go for midnight walks.

3. How is Lewis’ new room furnished as said in Chapter One?
(a) With old Victorian furniture.
(b) With modern Ikea furniture.
(c) With teak wood and white walls.
(d) With black wood furniture, hooked rug, and a fireplace.

4. What do Uncle Jonathan and Mrs. Zimmerman think about how Lewis acts in Chapter Four?
(a) That Lewis is going to raise the dead.
(b) That something is up between him and Tarby.
(c) That Lewis has been talking to Isaac Izard too much.
(d) That Lewis has found new friends.

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

6. 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) A clock walking down the hall.
(d) Mrs. Zimmerman with her ear to the wall.

7. What does Tarby teach Lewis to do in Chapter Three?
(a) Read books.
(b) Run fast.
(c) Talk sarcastically.
(d) Hit a baseball.

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

9. What does Lewis start doing to prepare for the resurrection in Chapter Four?
(a) Running laps around the castle.
(b) Eating only mice.
(c) Reading all of John L. Stoddard's books.
(d) Reading Uncle Jonathan’s necromancy books.

10. What happens after the moon goes out in Chapter Three?
(a) The ghost appears.
(b) The yard lights up with strange sights and sounds.
(c) The stars go out.
(d) Isaac Izard appears.

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

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

13. What does Lewis say to himself on the train in Chapter One?
(a) Altar boy prayers.
(b) A prayer to his parent's ghosts.
(c) The Ten Commandments.
(d) A wish to be home.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tarby yell when he sees Lewis in Chapter Five?

2. What happens with Tarby and Lewis in Chapter Four?

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

4. What does Tarby say was Uncle Jonathan’s magic in Chapter Four?

5. Who is Mrs. Zimmerman from Chapter One?

(see the answer keys)

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