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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, where does the narrator take a bath?
(a) In a spare bedroom.
(b) In the living room.
(c) In the bathroom.
(d) In the kitchen.

2. In Chapter 14, where does Ginnie lay Lettie down after Lettie is hurt?
(a) In bed.
(b) On the ground.
(c) In the grass.
(d) On the pond.

3. Where does Ursula try to break the jam jar containing the wormhole?
(a) At the side of the house.
(b) On the sidewalk.
(c) Under the beech tree.
(d) Under the oak tree.

4. At the end of Chapter 12, how many times does the narrator sing a song completely through?
(a) 1-2.
(b) 4.
(c) 2-3.
(d) 5.

5. What does Lettie look like in the ocean?
(a) Like pink fabric.
(b) Like ice and fire.
(c) Like silken sheets the color of ice.
(d) Like pure light.

6. What constellation do the hunger birds devour from the sky in Chapter 14?
(a) Altair.
(b) Bootes.
(c) Vega.
(d) Dabih.

7. At the beginning of Chapter 13, what does Lettie say that makes the narrator forget his hunger and fear?
(a) That he did a good job staying in the fairy ring.
(b) That the cleaners were gone forever.
(c) That they could leave now.
(d) That she had come to take the hole out of his heart.

8. What color is the kitten that sleeps with the narrator in Chapter 9?
(a) Marmalade.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black.
(d) Black and silver.

9. What does the moon look like as Ginnie carries Lettie in Chapter 14?
(a) A three-quarters moon.
(b) A full moon.
(c) A quarter moon.
(d) A half moon.

10. Who is the first person that the narrator sees when he is standing in the circle in Chapter 12?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) Ursula.
(d) The opal miner.

11. How old is the narrator’s sister in Chapter 8?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

12. What does Lettie do when Ursula refuses to put the narrator down in Chapter 11?
(a) She sings.
(b) She screams.
(c) She whistles.
(d) She says words in an ancient language.

13. Why can’t the narrator stay in the ocean forever?
(a) He would die.
(b) It would destroy him.
(c) He would drown eventually.
(d) There are creatures that would hurt him.

14. In Chapter 8, what color raincoat is Lettie wearing?
(a) Flowered.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Striped.

15. What type of vehicle drives past as the narrator runs toward the Hempstock Farm in Chapter 8?
(a) A yellow lorry.
(b) A black mini.
(c) A white van.
(d) A red Rover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Hempstock’s cow that seems to be going lame in Chapter 9?

2. At the beginning of his ordeal in the fairy ring, what does the narrator do to distract himself from seeing someone talking to him outside the circle?

3. What color is the ground in Chapter 14, right before the hunger birds come?

4. In Chapter 9, what color thread does Granny use when she is snipping and sewing?

5. Whom does the narrator think of when he is loaned a nightgown from the Hempstocks in Chapter 9?

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