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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does the narrator see beneath the milk-churn table?
(a) A bluebell.
(b) Golden dandelions.
(c) Buttercups.
(d) White and yellow daisies.

2. In Chapter 7, where does the narrator go to pray that Ursula has tired of her little game?
(a) The balcony.
(b) His laboratory.
(c) His parents’ room.
(d) The bathroom.

3. What is the setting of the story that the narrator reads after his father and Ursula come in from the gardens in Chapter 7?
(a) Canary Islands.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Channel Islands.

4. What does the narrator read before he goes to sleep in Chapter 5?
(a) The Boxcar Children.
(b) A Secret Seven mystery.
(c) A Hardy Boys mystery.
(d) An Encyclopedia Brown book.

5. What does the narrator drink while taking a bath in Chapter 9?
(a) Cocoa.
(b) Soup.
(c) Warm milk.
(d) Tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Hempstocks came from the old country and brought the farm, what did Gran call the things that were brought with it?

2. What had the narrator once dug out of his knee with a penknife?

3. How many pieces of gray cloth settle to the earth after Lettie completes the binding in Chapter 4?

4. What does the narrator read at the beginning of Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 7, what flowers can the narrator see as he watches his father and Ursula walk around the gardens?

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