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

2. What does Tarby say was Uncle Jonathan’s magic in Chapter Four?
(a) It was a real eye opener.
(b) It was only hypnosis.
(c) It was too scary for Tarby to handle.
(d) It was real magic.

3. 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 are both wizards.
(d) They have never been friends.

4. 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.

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

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

7. What does Uncle Jonathan use to create a reflection of the moon in Chapter Three?
(a) Water from the nearby stream.
(b) Water from the mansion’s gutters.
(c) Water from the tap put into a teacup.
(d) Three pails of water from the rain barrel in a birdbath.

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

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

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

11. 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 boat.
(d) Take a shortcut.

12. What stops Uncle Jonathan from talking when he is picking up Lewis in Chapter One?
(a) The tolling of the church bell.
(b) He does not know where the train station is.
(c) His absentmindedness.
(d) He had lost his watch.

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

14. What does Lewis tell Tarby in Chapter Four that Uncle Jonathan can do?
(a) Fly.
(b) Raise the dead.
(c) Create houses.
(d) Call genies.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Mrs. Zimmerman from Chapter One?

4. What do Uncle Jonathan and Mrs. Zimmerman think about how Lewis acts in Chapter Four?

5. What is the name of the mansion that Uncle Jonathan lives in, as said in Chapter One?

(see the answer keys)

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