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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. When had Lewis seen Hammerhandle last, as said in Chapter Seven?
(a) Telling stories in his shack about the World's Last Night.
(b) Sulking about the graveyard.
(c) Eating noodles at the local restaurant.
(d) Watching football at the bar.

2. What does Tarby say when Lewis tries to speak to him in Chapter Nine about the graveyard?
(a) He tells Lewis to get a new friend.
(b) He tells Lewis to leave him alone.
(c) He tells Lewis he will break his arms if he tells anyone.
(d) He tells Lewis he imagined the whole thing.

3. Why did Izard need a Doomsday Clock, as discussed in Chapter Eight?
(a) To call up ghosts.
(b) To turn back time to the perfect Doomsday moment.
(c) To make sure his spells were on time.
(d) To be prompt.

4. What has happened with Lewis and Tarby's friendship in Chapter Seven?
(a) Tarby has grown closer to Lewis.
(b) Tarby has found a girlfriend.
(c) Tarby has stopped being Lewis' friend.
(d) Tarby wants to make new buddies.

5. What do Uncle John, Mrs. Zimmerman, and Lewis see in Chapter Six when they return home from a drive?
(a) The front door is ajar.
(b) The windows of the house are broken.
(c) They have been vandalized.
(d) They have a new neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings does Tarby have?

2. Who does Uncle Jonathan say in Chapter Eight is renting the old Hanchett house?

3. What do Uncle Jonathan, Lewis, and Mrs. Zimmerman find in Chapter Ten when they return to the house?

4. Where is the entrance to the mansion's secret passageway, as said in Chapter Eight?

5. What is in the tunnel behind clock in Chapter Ten?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lewis do when he realizes Mrs. Izard is behind them in Chapter Ten? What does he do?

2. Who moves in across the street from Barnavelt’s Folly in Chapter Seven? How is this person known in town?

3. Who appears in the basement in Chapter Nine? What are they carrying?

4. What does Lewis do to confront the problem in Chapter Nine? What where does he go?

5. What does Lewis do after he talks to Tarby in Chapter Nine? What does he decide?

6. What do Uncle Jonathan and Mrs. Zimmerman do in Chapter Six to cheer Lewis up? What happens when they are out?

7. Where does the eight ball say the magic clock is in Chapter Ten? What do they find when they go there?

8. Why does Lewis feel sick in the beginning of Chapter Seven? What does he realize he has done?

9. What is inside the light fixture in the parlor in Chapter Six that has been put back in place? What does Lewis realize from this?

10. What does Hammerhandle tell Lewis in Chapter Eight? What does Uncle Jonathan say in response to this?

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