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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described as the previous housekeeper at the narrator's family's home in Chapter 6?
(a) Bertha.
(b) Mary.
(c) Gertruda.
(d) Polly.

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

3. What does Ellen Henderson send the narrator on his birthday in Chapter 3?
(a) A handkerchief.
(b) Money.
(c) A book.
(d) A bandana.

4. What does Old Mrs. Hempstock say happened to the really old country?
(a) It blew up.
(b) It was destroyed by a hurricane.
(c) It sank.
(d) It was under a volcano.

5. In Chapter 3, how much does the narrator win in the Premium Bonds?
(a) 25 pounds.
(b) 1,000 pounds.
(c) 500 pounds.
(d) 50 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, where does the narrator’s mother get a job?

2. In Chapter 7, from where does the narrator watch as his father shows Ursula around the gardens?

3. What is the name of the cat that turns up at Hempstock Farm in pagan days?

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

5. How is the weather described in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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