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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color shirt is the narrator’s father wearing in Chapter 7?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

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

3. How does the narrator get rid of the worm he has pulled from his foot?
(a) He buries it.
(b) He puts it into a garbage sack.
(c) He throws it out the window.
(d) He puts it down the tub drain.

4. What is Lettie’s ocean implied to actually be?
(a) A river.
(b) A watering trough.
(c) A duck pond.
(d) A bathtub.

5. Where does the narrator go the morning after his confrontation with Ursula in Chapter 7?
(a) To the front porch.
(b) To the beech tree.
(c) To his laboratory.
(d) To the garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the opal miner said to be from?

2. On what day of the week does the narrator receive a letter saying he won the Premium Bonds?

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

4. In the bottle of coins the gardener finds in the garden, what is the latest date on the coins?

5. What do the Hempstocks give to the narrator’s parents after they bring his toothbrush to him?

(see the answer key)

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