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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lewis call out to Mrs. Izard in Chapter Nine?
(a) That he is going to put her back into the grave.
(b) That he is here to help her.
(c) That her plan is foiled.
(d) That he challenges her to a duel.

2. At the beginning of Chapter Nine, what does Lewis think he needs to do?
(a) Warn Tarby about Mrs. Izard.
(b) Move towns.
(c) Become friends with Tarby again.
(d) Find a new friend.

3. How does Lewis feel at the beginning of Chapter Seven?
(a) Filled with guilt and remorse.
(b) Shamed.
(c) Happy.
(d) Excited for Christmas.

4. What stops the car from chasing them in Chapter Six?
(a) A siren.
(b) A flat tire.
(c) Wilder Creek Park.
(d) A roadbloack.

5. What, in Chapter Nine, does Lewis like to stand on as he gets dressed?
(a) A chair.
(b) The mirror.
(c) A handmade hooked rug.
(d) The roof.

6. What does Lewis see in Chapter Eight on the outside of the mansion?
(a) Strange leaf-light.
(b) Mrs. Izard.
(c) Archangel Michael.
(d) The gargoyles come to life.

7. Who is the driver of the moving truck in Chapter Seven?
(a) Nailhead.
(b) Hammerhead.
(c) Hammerdead.
(d) Hammerhandle.

8. What happens in December in Chapter Seven?
(a) The Hatchets move away.
(b) The Hanchetts, the new next door neighbors, move in.
(c) The Hanchetts, the next door neighbors, move out.
(d) A new orphan comes to Barnavelt's Folly.

9. What does Chapter Eight say is Lewis' future profession?
(a) A spy.
(b) An astronomer.
(c) An astronaut.
(d) An artist.

10. Why does Uncle Jonathan say the Izards want to end the world in Chapter Eight?
(a) Because they want a fresh start.
(b) Because the dead are their best buddies.
(c) Because they did not enjoy this world very much.
(d) Because they like chaos.

11. What does Lewis think he sees at the end of Chapter Seven?
(a) A ghost.
(b) Hammerhandle.
(c) A pair of gray spectacles on the figure on the porch.
(d) Mr. Izard.

12. Why does the object in Chapter Ten not answer Uncle Jonathan and Mrs. Zimmerman's question regarding where the magic clock is?
(a) It has no answers.
(b) It wants to be left alone.
(c) It does not like them.
(d) It is Lewis' ball.

13. Who does Lewis find at the door at night in Chapter Eight?
(a) His dead dog Ralph.
(b) His dead Aunt Mattie.
(c) Uncle Jonathan.
(d) Mrs. Izard.

14. Why does Uncle Jonathan stop the car in Chapter Six?
(a) He wants to see the scenery.
(b) He wants to switch driving with Mrs. Zimmerman.
(c) He has a flat tire.
(d) He hears a car following them.

15. What do Uncle John, Mrs. Zimmerman, and Lewis see in Chapter Six when they return home from a drive?
(a) They have been vandalized.
(b) The windows of the house are broken.
(c) They have a new neighbor.
(d) The front door is ajar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis do to the clock in Chapter Ten?

2. What is the article in the New Zebedee Chronicle in Chapter Six?

3. What does Uncle Jonathan say happened to the house in Chapter Six?

4. How does Uncle Jonathan say their magic is in Chapter Ten?

5. What wakes up Lewis in Chapter Eight a week before Christmas?

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