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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, how many weeks of vacation from school does the narrator get?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

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?
(a) Canary Islands.
(b) Paris.
(c) Channel Islands.
(d) London.

4. 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) Gnats.
(c) Flies.
(d) Ants.

5. What color bathtub is in the narrator’s house?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Cream.

6. What type of vehicle does the narrator’s father get in Chapter 3?
(a) Mini.
(b) Austin.
(c) Nova.
(d) Range Rover.

7. Once the narrator becomes an adult, who tells him that he had been a monster when he was a child?
(a) His grandparents.
(b) His mom.
(c) His dad.
(d) His aunts.

8. In Chapter 6, where does the narrator’s mother get a job?
(a) Third Avenue Eye Care.
(b) Dicksons Opticians.
(c) Eagle Vision.
(d) Jensen Optometrists.

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

10. In the bottle of coins the gardener finds in the garden, what is the latest date on the coins?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1937.

11. In Chapter 7, what does Ursula threaten to do if the narrator tries to leave the property?
(a) Lock him in his room.
(b) Whip him.
(c) Starve him.
(d) Feed him bugs.

12. How many strokes does the narrator’s sister brush her hair every night?
(a) 25.
(b) 100.
(c) 50.
(d) 75.

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) Black.
(c) Purple.
(d) Orange.

14. How old was the narrator when he claims that he could have been called a monster?
(a) 3-4.
(b) 2-3.
(c) 5-6.
(d) 6-7.

15. In Chapter 6, how many days a week does the narrator’s mother say she will work at her new job?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what is the third color Lettie wants to find?

2. What color dress is Lettie wearing in Chapter 3?

3. Where does the narrator feel pain when he catches the writhing mass of cobwebs and rotting cloth in Chapter 4?

4. What type of dog does the secretary who works for the narrator’s father have?

5. In Chapter 7, what flowers can the narrator see as he watches his father and Ursula walk around the gardens?

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