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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what flowers can the narrator see as he watches his father and Ursula walk around the gardens?
(a) Roses and hollyhocks.
(b) Daisies.
(c) Daffodils and narcissi.
(d) Tulips.

2. What color is the bridge that Lettie and the narrator cross after the binding in Chapter 4?
(a) Gray.
(b) Red and yellow.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue and brown.

3. What color is the car the narrator’s father gets in Chapter 3?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

4. On what day of the week does the narrator receive a letter saying he won the Premium Bonds?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Wednesday.

5. What color dress is Lettie wearing in Chapter 3?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Pink.

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

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

8. In Chapter 7, what is the weather like when the narrator awakens?
(a) Sunny and warm.
(b) Cold and cloudy.
(c) Stormy.
(d) Rainy.

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

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

11. 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) Channel Islands.
(b) Paris.
(c) Canary Islands.
(d) London.

12. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was the narrator when he lived in the old house that had been knocked down?

3. In Chapter 2, how many beds are described in the narrator’s sister’s room?

4. How does the narrator stop the light from hitting the hole in his foot in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 6, where does the narrator go to read a book after his mother tells him about the new housekeeper?

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