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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lewis do after he hears Uncle Jonathan and Mrs. Zimmerman's discussion in Chapter Eight?
(a) Burst out of the closet.
(b) Beg them for forgiveness.
(c) Reveal himself to them.
(d) Cry and then go to bed.

2. What activity does Lewis plan to start doing in Chapter Eight?
(a) Bicycling.
(b) Pike-axing.
(c) Ice skating.
(d) Running.

3. What is in the tunnel behind clock in Chapter Ten?
(a) Mr. Zimmerman.
(b) Mrs. Izard.
(c) A lampshade.
(d) A vague gray shape.

4. Who is in the picture that Lewis sees on the Hanchett's wall in Chapter Nine?
(a) Mrs. Izard.
(b) Mr. Izard.
(c) Hammerhead.
(d) Lewis.

5. What occurs to Lewis in Chapter Nine after he talks to Tarby?
(a) He needs to cry more.
(b) He never liked Tarby really.
(c) He needs new friends.
(d) Crying will not solve anything.

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

7. What does Lewis do after Hammerhandle talks to him in Chapter Seven?
(a) Sneaks into Hammerhandle's truck.
(b) Goes upstairs and cry.
(c) Goes to the graveyard.
(d) Runs and tell Uncle Jonathan.

8. What do Mrs. Zimmerman and Uncle Jonathan notice about Lewis in Chapter Six?
(a) He is acting different.
(b) He seems to have found new friends.
(c) He is acting happier.
(d) He wants to move towns.

9. What does Mrs. Corrigan ask Lewis in Chapter Nine?
(a) To not come back.
(b) To not tell Tarby any more ghost stories.
(c) To take Tarby his lunch.
(d) To be better friends to Tarby.

10. What does Uncle Jonathan say to Lewis when he sees Izard's papers in Chapter Eight?
(a) Izard is going to end us all.
(b) Izard is a lizard.
(c) Izard was crazy, nothing to worry about.
(d) Izard just liked watching the skies.

11. What does Uncle Jonathan do after he gets out of the car in Chapter Six?
(a) Run back and ask for the fastest way to return to New Zebedee.
(b) Sit on the hood of the car.
(c) Stretch.
(d) Go for a walk.

12. What question that Lewis asks in Chapter Eight makes Uncle Jonathan angry?
(a) "How did you become a magician? (115).
(b) "Who's living in the old Hanchett house?" (115).
(c) "How is God a part of the magician's code?" (115).
(d) "Why are you so weird?" (115).

13. What does Uncle Jonathan say happened to the house in Chapter Six?
(a) That he was robbed of valuables.
(b) That the wall sconces and ceiling lights were all removed.
(c) That his coins are gone.
(d) That nothing has been touched.

14. Who appears in Chapter Nine to help Lewis?
(a) Paul Bunyan.
(b) Mrs. Zimmerman.
(c) Archangel Michael.
(d) Uncle Jonathan.

15. Where do they stop in Chapter Six on the way back to New Zebedee?
(a) A witches store.
(b) An all-night diner.
(c) The grocery store.
(d) The Wilder Creek Park.

Short Answer Questions

1. What from the organ does Lewis crush against his face in Chapter Eight?

2. What does Uncle Jonathan also invent for Christmas?

3. How does Lewis feel at the beginning of Chapter Seven?

4. Why does the object in Chapter Ten not answer Uncle Jonathan and Mrs. Zimmerman's question regarding where the magic clock is?

5. What does Hammerhandle yell at Lewis in Chapter Seven?

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