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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Izard need a Doomsday Clock, as discussed in Chapter Eight?
(a) To be prompt.
(b) To make sure his spells were on time.
(c) To turn back time to the perfect Doomsday moment.
(d) To call up ghosts.

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

3. When had Lewis seen Hammerhandle last, as said in Chapter Seven?
(a) Telling stories in his shack about the World's Last Night.
(b) Watching football at the bar.
(c) Eating noodles at the local restaurant.
(d) Sulking about the graveyard.

4. What does Lewis call Tarby in Chapter Nine?
(a) "Red-haired spigot" (143).
(b) "Candle-head" (143).
(c) "Carrot-top" (143).
(d) "Carrot cake" (143).

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

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

7. How is Hammerhandle known in New Zebedee as said in Chapter Seven?
(a) As a mean hobo who can tell the future, and someone who sells handles for tools.
(b) As the local storyteller.
(c) As a seer.
(d) As a mover.

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

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

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

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

12. What comes to Lewis' mind for courage in the middle of Chapter Nine?
(a) Uncle Jonathan's smile.
(b) An old friend's words.
(c) His favorite food.
(d) A church hymn saying all men must decide between good or evil as some point.

13. What do Mrs. Zimmerman and Uncle Jonathan do to cheer up Lewis in Chapter Six?
(a) Take him for an ice cream.
(b) Make his favorite supper.
(c) Take him for a car ride.
(d) Take him to the circus.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in December in Chapter Seven?

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

3. What does Lewis touch on the mantlepiece in the Hanchett's house in Chapter Nine?

4. What does Uncle Jonathan say about the Izard's magic in Chapter Ten?

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

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