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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color hair does Ursula have?
(a) Red.
(b) Honey-blonde.
(c) Black.
(d) Mousy brown.

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

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

5. How old is the narrator when he goes to Madame Tussauds wax museum?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

6. What had the narrator once dug out of his knee with a penknife?
(a) Glass.
(b) A splinter.
(c) A toothpick.
(d) A wart.

7. When the Hempstocks came from the old country and brought the farm, what did Gran call the things that were brought with it?
(a) Gnats.
(b) Flies.
(c) Fleas.
(d) Ants.

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

9. What color skirt is Lettie wearing when the narrator first meets her?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Pink.

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

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

12. In Chapter 4, what does the narrator see beneath the milk-churn table?
(a) White and yellow daisies.
(b) Buttercups.
(c) A bluebell.
(d) Golden dandelions.

13. 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) 5.
(d) 3.

14. How does the narrator get rid of the worm he has pulled from his foot?
(a) He puts it down the tub drain.
(b) He throws it out the window.
(c) He buries it.
(d) He puts it into a garbage sack.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how long does the narrator let the water run to get it steaming?

2. What types of trees line the side of the meadow at the Hempstock farm?

3. In Chapter 3, how much does the narrator win in the Premium Bonds?

4. How high does the narrator count until he tries to pull the worm out of his foot?

5. In Chapter 7, what does Ursula make for dinner?

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