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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 11, how high does Ursula hold the narrator off the ground?
(a) 20 feet.
(b) 5 feet.
(c) 10 feet.
(d) 15 feet.

2. How many times does the narrator say he had seen grownups cry in Chapter 11?
(a) Twice.
(b) None.
(c) Three.
(d) Once.

3. What color does Old Mrs. Hempstock emanate when she scolds the hunger birds in Chapter 14?
(a) White.
(b) Silver.
(c) Ice.
(d) Gold.

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

5. What flavor is the tooth powder that the narrator uses in Chapter 10?
(a) Cherry.
(b) Watermelon.
(c) Peppery and salty.
(d) Minty and lemony.

6. How fragile does the narrator realize that the reality of his world is in Chapter 13?
(a) As fragile as makeup on a woman’s face.
(b) As fragile as leaves on a tree.
(c) As fragile as drops of rain on a sidewalk.
(d) As fragile as icing on a birthday cake.

7. What is old Mrs. Hempstock doing when the narrator comes to her house in Chapter 9?
(a) Washing windows.
(b) Rummaging in the pantry.
(c) Scrubbing the floor.
(d) Stirring a pot on the stove.

8. What type of animal do the hunger birds grab in Chapter 14?
(a) A weasel.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A fox.

9. How many of the creatures that devour Ursula land on the grass?
(a) They can’t be counted.
(b) 50.
(c) 20.
(d) 100.

10. What does the narrator realize when he steps into the ocean in Chapter 13?
(a) That he can swim.
(b) That he knows everything.
(c) That Lettie is gone.
(d) That the hole is gone.

11. What color is the narrator’s toothbrush?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

12. In Chapter 13, what does the narrator eat for supper?
(a) Chicken and dumplings.
(b) Roast beef.
(c) Shepherd’s pie.
(d) Soup and sandwiches.

13. From where does Lettie seem to come in Chapter 12 as the narrator waits in the fairy ring?
(a) Among the rhododendrons.
(b) The ocean.
(c) Under the beech tree.
(d) The laboratory.

14. In Chapter 11, where do Lettie and the narrator catch up with Ursula?
(a) By the daffodils.
(b) Under the beech tree.
(c) At the narrator's laboratory.
(d) By the rose bushes.

15. What is the narrator singing when he sees Ursula outside the circle in Chapter 12?
(a) “Ants Go Marching.”
(b) “The Nightmare Song.”
(c) “Ninety-nine Bottles of Beer on the Wall.”
(d) “Are you Sleeping.?”

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, where does Ginnie lay Lettie down after Lettie is hurt?

2. In Chapter 14, what do the hunger birds say they have devoured?

3. What does Lettie look like in the ocean?

4. What is the silly pet name that the narrator’s father had for him when he was a baby?

5. When the narrator is in the ocean, what can he see above and below him?

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