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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Uncle Jonathan say their magic is in Chapter Ten?
(a) "Wild swoops, sudden inexplicable discoveries, cloud thinking" (157).
(b) "Delightful" (157).
(c) "Useless" (157).
(d) "Joyful" (157).

4. Where in Chapter Nine does Lewis go with the object he takes from Uncle Jonathan's study?
(a) To Tarby's.
(b) To church.
(c) To the graveyard.
(d) To the Hanchett's old house.

5. Who stops Lewis, Uncle Jonathan, and Mrs. Zimmerman in Chapter Ten from reaching the magic clock?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Mr. Zimmerman.
(c) Mr. Izard.
(d) Mrs. Izard.

6. What has happened with Lewis and Tarby's friendship in Chapter Seven?
(a) Tarby has found a girlfriend.
(b) Tarby has stopped being Lewis' friend.
(c) Tarby wants to make new buddies.
(d) Tarby has grown closer to Lewis.

7. What does Lewis not want to do in Chapter Seven?
(a) Face his demons.
(b) Talk to Mrs. Izard.
(c) Tell Jonathan he wants to go home.
(d) Tell Jonathan what he has done.

8. What does Lewis do in Chapter Eight when the person he finds at the door at night speaks to him?
(a) Run.
(b) Scream.
(c) Faint.
(d) Yell for Uncle Jonathan.

9. What wakes up Lewis in Chapter Eight a week before Christmas?
(a) A ghost.
(b) Babies crying.
(c) The doorbell ringing.
(d) Mrs. Izard.

10. What do Izard's notes say as revealed in Chapter Eight?
(a) He is making a clock to keep time for cooking his chicken.
(b) He is making a clock to bring heaven to earth.
(c) He is making a clock to crack open the Earth.
(d) He is making a clock to bring Doomsday.

11. How does Uncle Jonathan have to wear the Ace of Nitwits in Chapter Ten?
(a) In his pocket.
(b) Stuck to his head with a piece of bubblegum.
(c) On his back,
(d) In his armpit.

12. 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 front door is ajar.
(c) The windows of the house are broken.
(d) They have a new neighbor.

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

14. What does Uncle Jonathan say when he sees Hammerhandle across the street in Chapter Seven?
(a) "I might have known he'd be in on it" (111).
(b) "Good riddance" (111).
(c) "Oh well" (111).
(d) "Bad luck" (111).

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lewis find at the door at night in Chapter Eight?

2. What does Lewis find within an organ in the mansion in Chapter Eight?

3. How is Hammerhandle known in New Zebedee as said in Chapter Seven?

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

5. What does Uncle Jonathan tell Lewis to do in Chapter Ten?

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