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

2. Who was the previous owner of Barnvault’s Folly as said in Chapter Two?
(a) Lewis.
(b) Mrs. Zimmerman.
(c) Uncle Jonathan.
(d) Isaac Izard and his wife.

3. What does Lewis do with the Spanish Armada in Chapter Four?
(a) Wave to it.
(b) Spit at it.
(c) Wish it good luck.
(d) Shoot a cannon at it.

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

5. What does Lewis like about the town of new Zebedee in Chapter Two?
(a) It is all the same.
(b) It is colored pink.
(c) Each of the buildings has lots of interesting details.
(d) It is haunted.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Uncle Jonathan, Lewis, and Mrs. Zimmerman do for Halloween in Chapter Four?

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

3. Where has Lewis heard about the Spanish Armada as he says in Chapter Four?

4. When do Tarby and Lewis decide to raise the dead in Chapter Four?

5. What do Uncle Jonathan and Mrs. Zimmerman think about how Lewis acts in Chapter Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Where is the cemetery in relation in New Zebedee as described in Chapter Five? How does Lewis get there?

8. What happens when Uncle Jonathan hears a clock when he picks Jonathan up in Chapter One? What does Lewis observe about Jonathan when he is walking with him to the mansion?

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

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

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