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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Ace of Nitwits card in Chapter Ten look like?
(a) A nit on a wit.
(b) A twit on a wit.
(c) The Ace of Spades in green.
(d) Corn and green peppers around a professor eating ice cream off of his head.

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

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

4. What does the car chase in Chapter Six remind Lewis of?
(a) Pretending to have a car chase while a kid.
(b) His favorite TV shows.
(c) His toy cars.
(d) The action movies he watches.

5. What does Uncle Jonathan also invent for Christmas?
(a) A Jolt Pan Jingle.
(b) A Fuse Box Dwarf.
(c) A Screw-wrangle Scrooge.
(d) A Scrupulous Santa.

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

7. 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) "Bad luck" (111).
(c) "Oh well" (111).
(d) "Good riddance" (111).

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

9. What does Uncle Jonathan make to hang on the Christmas Tree in Chapter Eight?
(a) A live pickle inside the branches.
(b) A twinkling star top.
(c) Ornaments showing different battles in history.
(d) An angel singing from the branches.

10. What does Mrs. Izard do in Chapter Nine to Uncle Jonathan's staff?
(a) Eat it.
(b) Drain it of its light.
(c) Set it on fire.
(d) Toss it out the window.

11. What does Lewis take from Uncle Jonathan's study in Chapter Nine?
(a) His boots.
(b) His cash envelope.
(c) His envelopes.
(d) His magic staff.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings does Tarby have?

2. What is found at the end of Chapter Six inside one of the light fixtures?

3. Who is in the picture that Lewis sees on the Hanchett's wall in Chapter Nine?

4. What does Uncle Jonathan say to Lewis when he sees Izard's papers in Chapter Eight?

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

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