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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is served for dinner in Chapter 6?
(a) Roast chicken.
(b) Roast beef.
(c) Ham.
(d) Turkey.

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

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

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

6. 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.

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

8. How long had Mr. Wollery tended the gardens at the narrator’s house before they lived there?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 40 years.

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

10. What does the narrator read at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Anne of Green Gables.
(b) Sandie Sees It Through.
(c) Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.
(d) The Boxcar Children.

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

12. What color is the worm that the narrator pulls out of his foot?
(a) Brown.
(b) Orange.
(c) Pink and gray.
(d) White and black.

13. In Chapter 2, what color blanket is described in the back seat of the narrator’s father’s car?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Brown.
(d) Green.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator get rid of the worm he has pulled from his foot?

2. What is on the birthday cake for the narrator’s seventh birthday?

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

4. Where does Ellen Henderson live?

5. What does the narrator read before he goes to sleep in Chapter 5?

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