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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what is Lettie’s mother doing when the narrator arrives at the house?
(a) Knitting a scarf.
(b) Preparing food.
(c) Stirring logs in the fireplace.
(d) Milking the cow.

2. Where does Lettie tell the narrator to stay at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) In the ocean.
(b) In the attic.
(c) In the basement.
(d) In the fairy ring.

3. What do the Hempstocks serve the narrator for dinner in Chapter 9?
(a) Chicken, bread, and greens.
(b) Beef, potatoes, greens, and carrots.
(c) Chicken pot pie with vegetables.
(d) Beef pot pie with vegetables.

4. Where does Ursula try to break the jam jar containing the wormhole?
(a) Under the oak tree.
(b) On the sidewalk.
(c) Under the beech tree.
(d) At the side of the house.

5. What color suit does the narrator wear in the Prologue?
(a) Navy.
(b) Beige.
(c) Black.
(d) Gray.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the sky when the narrator thinks they’ve crossed the boundaries of the Hempstock farm in Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 10, how does the narrator carry his pajamas and toothbrush home?

3. In Chapter 3, what does the narrator have caught in his throat?

4. When the Hempstocks came from the old country and brought the farm, what did Gran call the things that were brought with it?

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

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