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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 does Lewis dream of at the end of Chapter Five?
(a) Being chased by something shadowy.
(b) The house falling down around his ears.
(c) Skeletons and clock hands chasing him around the mausoleum.
(d) Uncle Jonathan and Mrs. Zimmerman dead.

2. What is the name of the mansion that Uncle Jonathan lives in, as said in Chapter One?
(a) Barnacle Bob's.
(b) The Clocktower.
(c) The Tally Ho.
(d) Barnvault's Folly.

3. What happens with Tarby and Lewis in Chapter Four?
(a) Tarby hangs out with him more.
(b) Tarby hangs out with Lewis less and less.
(c) Tarby asks Lewis to move away.
(d) Tarby asks Lewis to teach him magic.

4. Who does Lewis become friends with in Chapter Three?
(a) Uncle Jonathan.
(b) Lewis.
(c) Isaac Izard.
(d) Tarby.

5. What comes out from the tomb in Chapter Five?
(a) Something black and oozing.
(b) Selenna in the form of an old woman.
(c) Isaac Izard.
(d) Uncle Jonathan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Jonathan do with the reflection of the moon in Chapter Three?

2. What does Tarby teach Lewis to do in Chapter Three?

3. What does Lewis do when he tries to hit a baseball as said in Chapter Three?

4. Who does Lewis see on deck of the Spanish Armada in Chapter Four?

5. What does Uncle Jonathan have on his table in Chapter One?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Uncle Jonathan do in Chapter Three to make the moon disappear?

2. How do Lewis and Tarby become friends in Chapter Three? What does Lewis want to do for Tarby?

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

4. What does Lewis hear when he is up reading a book at night in Chapter One? What does he see when he goes to investigate?

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

6. 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?

7. What does Lewis find Mrs. Zimmerman doing in Chapter One when he first sees her? Why does he feel embarrassed at this?

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

9. What is Lewis’ impression of Uncle Jonathan at the end of the night in Chapter One?

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

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