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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many strokes does the narrator’s sister brush her hair every night?
(a) 50.
(b) 100.
(c) 75.
(d) 25.

2. In Chapter 9, what color thread does Granny use when she is snipping and sewing?
(a) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.

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

4. 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) Channel Islands.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Canary Islands.

5. Where is the opal miner said to be from?
(a) New Zealand.
(b) United States.
(c) Australia.
(d) South Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the sky when the narrator thinks they’ve crossed the boundaries of the Hempstock farm in Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 7, what does Ursula threaten to do if the narrator tries to leave the property?

3. What color is the bridge that Lettie and the narrator cross after the binding in Chapter 4?

4. In Chapter 9, what is Lettie’s mother doing when the narrator arrives at the house?

5. What do the Hempstocks serve the narrator for dinner in Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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