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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lettie cook the narrator for breakfast in Chapter 3?
(a) Toast and jam.
(b) Oatmeal.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Eggs and bacon.

2. In Chapter 4, what is the third color Lettie wants to find?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Gray.

3. What color is the sky when the narrator thinks they’ve crossed the boundaries of the Hempstock farm in Chapter 4?
(a) Black.
(b) Purple.
(c) Green.
(d) Orange.

4. How long had the narrator lived in the old house that had been knocked down?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 5 years.

5. What is the name of the cat the opal miner gives to the narrator?
(a) Monster.
(b) Blackie.
(c) Ginger.
(d) Fluffy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Old Mrs. Hempstock say happened to the really old country?

2. In Chapter 3, what does the narrator have caught in his throat?

3. What color is the car the narrator’s father gets in Chapter 3?

4. How high does the narrator count until he tries to pull the worm out of his foot?

5. What types of trees line the side of the meadow at the Hempstock farm?

(see the answer key)

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