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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. Who greets Lewis when he gets off of the train in Chapter One?
(a) No one.
(b) A ghost.
(c) Uncle Jonathan.
(d) Mrs. Zimmerman.

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

3. What does Uncle Jonathan have on his table in Chapter One?
(a) Many different kinds of cookies.
(b) Bloody heads.
(c) Many different kinds of coins.
(d) Many different old books.

4. Why does Uncle Jonathan sometimes turn off the clocks at night as he says in Chapter Two?
(a) To feel scared.
(b) To possibly hear where the magical clock is and turn it off.
(c) To have peace and quiet.
(d) To feel safe.

5. What does Lewis look at the Spanish Armada in Chapter Four through?
(a) Through his glasses.
(b) Through a spyglass.
(c) Through a telescope.
(d) Through binoculars.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Uncle Lewis do when he catches Lewis following him at night in Chapter Two?

3. What does Lewis find out about Uncle Jonathan’s night walks in Chapter Two?

4. What do the boys do in Chapter Five when they realize what is happening?

5. What happens with Tarby and Lewis in Chapter Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Lewis waits to resurrect the dead in Chapter Five, what does he wish? What happens because of his thinking?

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

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

4. What does Lewis do when he gets home in Chapter Five? What does he dream about that night?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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