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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What keeps Edward going during his days at the dump in Chapter 11?
(a) The desire to enact revenge on Lolly.
(b) The desire to enact revenge on Nellie.
(c) The desire to enact revenge on Pellegrina.
(d) The desire to enact revenge on Abilene.

2. What kind of dog is Rosie?
(a) A boxer.
(b) A rottweiler.
(c) A German shepherd.
(d) A husky.

3. Whom does Edward feel in some way is responsible for his fate at the bottom of the sea in Chapter 7?
(a) Jack.
(b) Pellegrina.
(c) Lawrenc.
(d) Abilene.

4. About how tall is Edward?
(a) 3 feet.
(b) 2 feet.
(c) 4 feet.
(d) 1 foot.

5. What does Edward do when Pellagrina looks at him like a hawk at the dinner table in Chapter 3?
(a) He shivers.
(b) He speaks.
(c) He nods his head.
(d) He coughs.

6. In what month does Abilene depart on the ship with her parents in Chapter 5?
(a) September.
(b) June.
(c) May.
(d) April.

7. What does Abilene do each morning after dressing Edward?
(a) She sets him on her doll shelf.
(b) She puts him in a baby carriage.
(c) She winds his watch.
(d) She makes him tea.

8. What magical word did the witch say to transform the princess in Pellegrina's story in Chapter 4?
(a) Zippozoom.
(b) Farthfigery.
(c) Abracadabra.
(d) Razmataz.

9. What color is the old fisherman's house?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

10. What is the name of the ship that Abilene and her parents are to voyage on in Chapter 3?
(a) The Titanic.
(b) The Queen Anne.
(c) The Queen Mary.
(d) The Royal Shore.

11. What color are Edward's eyes?
(a) Green.
(b) Pink.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

12. Why did it make no difference that the princess was beautiful in Pellagrina's story in Chapter 4?
(a) Because she loved no one.
(b) Because she was invisible.
(c) Because she was poor.
(d) Because she was rich.

13. How is Pellagrina related to Abilene?
(a) She is Abilene's aunt.
(b) She is Abilene's grandmother.
(c) She is Abilene's sister.
(d) She is Abilene's mother.

14. What does the old fisherman point out, stating that one can never be lost based on it, in Chapter 8?
(a) The North Star.
(b) The mountains.
(c) The moon.
(d) The sun.

15. What does the old fisherman point out each night when he and Nellie go outside after dinner?
(a) Different constellations.
(b) Different animals.
(c) Different types of trees.
(d) Different types of birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Abilene?

2. How does the old fisherman carry Edward home in Chapter 8?

3. On what street does Edward live with Abilene?

4. What part of Edward's body gives him some concern?

5. What part of Edward's body does Nellie remake in Chapter 9?

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