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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What illusion does Uncle Jonathan pull up second in Chapter Four?
(a) The Aztec Kingdom.
(b) The London Eye.
(c) The Battle of Waterloo.
(d) The defeated Spanish Armada.

2. What do the three characters play together in Chapter One?
(a) Poker.
(b) Hide and Seek.
(c) Johnny's Nightshirt.
(d) Spit-out-the-Window.

3. What happens after the moon goes out in Chapter Three?
(a) The stars go out.
(b) Isaac Izard appears.
(c) The yard lights up with strange sights and sounds.
(d) The ghost appears.

4. What is Uncle Jonathan doing at night in Chapter Two?
(a) Trying to scare Lewis.
(b) Turning off all of the clocks.
(c) Prowling for burglars.
(d) Writing a novel about haunted houses.

5. What does Lewis see when he hears a noise in the hallway in Chapter One?
(a) Uncle Jonathan hitting a hole into the wall.
(b) A ghost from the mantle.
(c) A clock walking down the hall.
(d) Mrs. Zimmerman with her ear to the wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis need to complete the spell in Chapter Five?

2. What does Lewis tell Tarby in Chapter Four that Uncle Jonathan can do?

3. What did Uncle Jonathan get his university degree in as he tells Lewis in Chapter Two?

4. What has Uncle Jonathan created a collection of so many clocks as said in Chapter Two?

5. Where is the graveyard located as said in Chapter Five?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who previously owned Barnvault’s Folly as said in Chapter Two? What were the old owners like?

2. What does Lewis notice that is weird in the mansion in Chapter Two?

3. What is the first illusion scene that Uncle Jonathan pulls up in Chapter Four? What happens in it?

4. What is strange to Lewis about playing poker in Chapter One?

5. Why does Uncle Jonathan have so many clocks as he tells Lewis in Chapter Two? How does this relate to the previous owners of the mansion?

6. What happens when Lewis completes the spell in Chapter Five? What do he and Tarby do?

7. What is Lewis’ new challenge in Chapter Three? Why is he bullied?

8. What does Lewis say he will do in Chapter Four in an attempt to keep Tarby’s interest? What does he plan with Tarby and how does he carry out this plan?

9. What does Tarby say about Uncle Jonathan’s magic in Chapter Four? What does Lewis say to change Tarby’s mind?

10. What does Lewis do for the three weeks he has before school starts in Chapter Two? Why does he like doing this?

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