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

2. What does Uncle Jonathan consult to see if he can eclipse the moon in Chapter Three?
(a) Pull a genie out of a bottle.
(b) Consult an almanac.
(c) Ask Mrs. Zimmerman's advice.
(d) Check his watch.

3. What does Tarby do instead of playing baseball with Lewis in Chapter Four?
(a) Kick pine cones.
(b) Play soccer.
(c) Play football.
(d) Run track.

4. What does Lewis start doing to prepare for the resurrection in Chapter Four?
(a) Reading Uncle Jonathan’s necromancy books.
(b) Reading all of John L. Stoddard's books.
(c) Eating only mice.
(d) Running laps around the castle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis ask Uncle Jonathan to do in Chapter Three?

2. What is carved on the arch of the graveyard as said in Chapter Five?

3. What illusion does Uncle Jonathan pull up second in Chapter Four?

4. How does Tarby act after the magic in Chapter Three?

5. How does Uncle Jonathan tell Lewis in Chapter Two that magic works?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Uncle Jonathan doing when he walks at night as said in Chapter Two? Why is he doing this?

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

6. What is the second illusion scene that Uncle Jonathan casts in Chapter Four? What happens in it?

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

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

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