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 did the previous owner of Barnavelt’s Folly do as said in Chapter Two?
(a) Ask the neighbors for help and support.
(b) Hide a magical clock in the walls.
(c) Curse Uncle Jonathan.
(d) Marry Mrs. Zimmerman.

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

3. What is the town that Lewis is going to live in, as said in Chapter One?
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) New Zebedee, New Michagan.
(c) New York.
(d) New Zealand.

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

5. How does Tarby act after the magic in Chapter Three?
(a) Loud and excited.
(b) Unusually quiet.
(c) Sarcastic and ironic.
(d) Frightened and shivering.

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

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

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

9. What does Lewis do to get to the graveyard faster in Chapter Five?
(a) Take the long route.
(b) Take the car.
(c) Take a shortcut.
(d) Take a boat.

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

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

12. Which tomb do Lewis and Tarby decide to resurrect in Chapter Four?
(a) A tomb with a white lamb faded grey.
(b) A tomb with a stone tree growing out of the middle.
(c) A tomb with a gargoyle on the front.
(d) A mausoleum with a symbol they think is a funny “O” on the front.

13. What does Lewis hear in his room at the end of Chapter Two?
(a) The sound of his father lecturing him about magic.
(b) Uncle Jonathan's coughs.
(c) The voice of Isaac Izard.
(d) A clock ticking in the walls.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis start doing to prepare for the resurrection in Chapter Four?

2. What is written on the back of the playing cards in Chapter One?

3. What does Lewis do when he tries to hit a baseball as said in Chapter Three?

4. What does Tarby teach Lewis to do in Chapter Three?

5. What does Uncle Jonathan do in Chapter One when the clocks begin to chime midnight?

(see the answer keys)

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