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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color are the walls in the narrator’s parents’ bedroom?
(a) Cream.
(b) Green.
(c) Pink.
(d) Yellow.

3. In Chapter 7, from where does the narrator watch as his father shows Ursula around the gardens?
(a) From the beech tree.
(b) From under the back porch.
(c) From the hedgerow.
(d) From his laboratory.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the narrator wakes in Chapter 10, who helps him find his way downstairs?

2. About how far is the narrator’s home from the Hempstock farm?

3. In Chapter 2, how many weeks of vacation from school does the narrator get?

4. How did the narrator get the pink scar that is on the heel of his foot?

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

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