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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, where does the narrator go to read a book after his mother tells him about the new housekeeper?
(a) Under the maple tree.
(b) On the front porch.
(c) On the back porch.
(d) By the beech tree.

3. Where does the narrator meet Lettie in Chapter 3?
(a) At her house.
(b) At school.
(c) At the beginning of the lane.
(d) At the bottom of his driveway.

4. Where had Callie Anders lived?
(a) Comstock Farm.
(b) Dells Farm.
(c) Green Valley Farm.
(d) Caraway Farm.

5. What color are the doors on the outside of the outside toilet at the narrator’s house?
(a) Gray.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Brown.

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

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

8. What is the narrator’s laboratory in actuality?
(a) A space under the front porch.
(b) A corner of the basement.
(c) A back room at the library.
(d) A green-painted shed.

9. Where is the opal miner said to be from?
(a) United States.
(b) South Africa.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) Australia.

10. Around what time of day does the man commit suicide in the narrator’s father’s car?
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 2 a.m.
(d) Dawn.

11. In the Prologue, how long ago had the new house been sold?
(a) 25 years ago.
(b) 20 years ago.
(c) 30 years ago.
(d) 35 years ago.

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

13. What color is the sky when the narrator thinks they’ve crossed the boundaries of the Hempstock farm in Chapter 4?
(a) Green.
(b) Orange.
(c) Purple.
(d) Black.

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

15. In Chapter 2, what room is the narrator’s bedroom over?
(a) The dining room.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The living room.
(d) The television room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is served for dinner in Chapter 6?

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

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

4. How old was the narrator when he claims that he could have been called a monster?

5. What is the name of the cat the opal miner gives to the narrator?

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