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

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

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

4. How does Uncle Jonathan tell Lewis in Chapter Two that magic works?
(a) By putting faith into the Powers That Be.
(b) By using ordinary objects for magical purposes.
(c) By calling on dark spirits.
(d) By creating invisible magical objects.

5. What does Lewis mysteriously know after the moon goes out in Chapter Three?
(a) That there is the body of a cat named Texaco buried in the ground below.
(b) That Tarby does not like him.
(c) That he needs to find the moon and put it back into the sky.
(d) That Isaac Izard is watching him.

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

7. What comes out from the tomb in Chapter Five?
(a) Uncle Jonathan.
(b) Something black and oozing.
(c) Isaac Izard.
(d) Selenna in the form of an old woman.

8. How does Mrs. Zimmerman appear in Chapter Two?
(a) Through the kitchen sink.
(b) Through a trap door in the study room bookshelf.
(c) Through the fire place.
(d) Out of thin air.

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

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

11. Who is also in the second illusion in Chapter Four?
(a) George Washington.
(b) C.S. Lewis.
(c) Wellington.
(d) Napoleon.

12. What is the name of the mansion that Uncle Jonathan lives in, as said in Chapter One?
(a) Barnacle Bob's.
(b) The Clocktower.
(c) The Tally Ho.
(d) Barnvault's Folly.

13. 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 safe.
(d) To feel scared.

14. What does Lewis draw in Chapter Five for the resurrection?
(a) A larger circle within a smaller circle.
(b) A pentagram.
(c) A cross.
(d) A square.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis like about the town of new Zebedee in Chapter Two?

2. What do the three characters play together in Chapter One?

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

4. What does Lewis find out about Uncle Jonathan’s night walks in Chapter Two?

5. What does Lewis find strange in Chapter Two about a stained glass window?

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