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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Fleas.
(b) Ants.
(c) Flies.
(d) Gnats.

2. In the Prologue, how long has it been since the narrator’s marriage failed?
(a) A decade ago.
(b) 5 years ago.
(c) A fortnight ago.
(d) 15 years ago.

3. About how far is the narrator’s home from the Hempstock farm?
(a) A mile or so.
(b) 1 1/2 miles.
(c) Half a mile.
(d) 2 miles.

4. 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.

5. What color is the kitten that sleeps with the narrator in Chapter 9?
(a) Gray.
(b) Marmalade.
(c) Black.
(d) Black and silver.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Once the narrator becomes an adult, who tells him that he had been a monster when he was a child?

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?

4. What color bathtub is in the narrator’s house?

5. What is the name of the Hempstocks' cow?

(see the answer key)

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