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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. How does Uncle Jonathan tell Lewis in Chapter Two that magic works?
(a) By using ordinary objects for magical purposes.
(b) By creating invisible magical objects.
(c) By putting faith into the Powers That Be.
(d) By calling on dark spirits.

2. What does Lewis find strange in Chapter Two about a coatrack?
(a) It has turned orange.
(b) A picture of a Mayan castle has appeared where a mirror used to be.
(c) It has disappeared.
(d) It has turned into a stained glass castle.

3. What do the boys do in Chapter Five when they realize what is happening?
(a) They go into the tomb.
(b) They call for help.
(c) They call out Serenna's name.
(d) They run down the hill.

4. What does Uncle Jonathan use to create a reflection of the moon in Chapter Three?
(a) Water from the nearby stream.
(b) Three pails of water from the rain barrel in a birdbath.
(c) Water from the mansion’s gutters.
(d) Water from the tap put into a teacup.

5. What does Lewis want to do for Tarby in Chapter Three?
(a) Teach him magic.
(b) Become better friends.
(c) Have Uncle Jonathan show him a magic trick.
(d) Get him a gift.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Uncle Jonathan doing at night in Chapter Two?

2. How did Tarby break his arm as said in Chapter Three?

3. Who does Lewis become friends with in Chapter Three?

4. Which tomb do Lewis and Tarby decide to resurrect in Chapter Four?

5. Who was the previous owner of Barnvault’s Folly as said in Chapter Two?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when the moon disappears in Chapter Three? What does Lewis realize he can hear?

3. 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?

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

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

6. How does Uncle Jonathan explain to Lewis that magic works in Chapter Two? How is this different than Lewis’ previous idea?

7. 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?

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

9. How does Tarby act after the magic in Chapter Three? Why does this make Lewis afraid?

10. What does Lewis do to resurrect the dead in Chapter Five? What does he have to do to complete the spell and how does he do this?

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