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 Lewis dream of at the end of Chapter Five?
(a) Skeletons and clock hands chasing him around the mausoleum.
(b) The house falling down around his ears.
(c) Uncle Jonathan and Mrs. Zimmerman dead.
(d) Being chased by something shadowy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who greets Lewis when he gets off of the train in Chapter One?
(a) A ghost.
(b) Mrs. Zimmerman.
(c) No one.
(d) Uncle Jonathan.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after the moon goes out in Chapter Three?

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

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

4. What does Lewis do with the Spanish Armada in Chapter Four?

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

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