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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is old Mrs. Hempstock doing when the narrator comes to her house in Chapter 9?
(a) Rummaging in the pantry.
(b) Scrubbing the floor.
(c) Stirring a pot on the stove.
(d) Washing windows.

2. What did the flea that came through in Cromwell’s day do to people?
(a) It made them lonely.
(b) It made them murderous.
(c) It made them embarrassed.
(d) It made them frightened.

3. In Chapter 10, how does the narrator carry his pajamas and toothbrush home?
(a) In a shopping bag.
(b) In a brown paper bag.
(c) In a box.
(d) In a plastic sack.

4. What do the Hempstocks give to the narrator’s parents after they bring his toothbrush to him?
(a) Bread.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Scones.
(d) Biscuits.

5. How old is the narrator’s sister in Chapter 8?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lettie do when Ursula refuses to put the narrator down in Chapter 11?

2. What is the narrator singing when he sees Ursula outside the circle in Chapter 12?

3. Why can’t the narrator stay in the ocean forever?

4. Who is described as the previous housekeeper at the narrator's family's home in Chapter 6?

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

(see the answer key)

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