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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 roof of the narrator’s house?
(a) Gray.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

2. How does the narrator get hurt when Ursula crumples to the ground?
(a) He bumps his nose.
(b) He twists his ankle.
(c) He skins his knees and the palms of his hands.
(d) He bumps his head.

3. In Chapter 10, what does the narrator eat for breakfast?
(a) Scones and jam.
(b) Porridge.
(c) Eggs and bacon.
(d) Oatmeal.

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

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

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

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

8. What does the narrator drink while taking a bath in Chapter 9?
(a) Soup.
(b) Cocoa.
(c) Warm milk.
(d) Tea.

9. In Chapter 10, how does the narrator carry his pajamas and toothbrush home?
(a) In a shopping bag.
(b) In a box.
(c) In a brown paper bag.
(d) In a plastic sack.

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

11. In Chapter 8, what does the narrator use to dry himself off?
(a) The bed counterpane.
(b) A comforter.
(c) Dirty clothes.
(d) Towels.

12. What color cat comes into the Hempstock kitchen in Chapter 13?
(a) Fog-colored.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black and white.
(d) Marmalade.

13. What do the Hempstocks give to the narrator’s parents after they bring his toothbrush to him?
(a) Bread.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Biscuits.
(d) Scones.

14. What color is the ground in Chapter 14, right before the hunger birds come?
(a) Silver.
(b) Golden.
(c) Red.
(d) Copper.

15. In Chapter 14, what do the hunger birds say they have devoured?
(a) Palaces and worlds.
(b) Countries and oceans.
(c) Galaxies and stars.
(d) Kings and queens.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the weather described in Chapter 8?

2. What color boots does Ginnie Hempstock wear at the end of Chapter 13?

3. What tune does the narrator realize he is humming as Old Mrs. Hempstock rebukes the hunger birds in Chapter 14?

4. Where does Lettie tell the narrator to stay at the end of Chapter 11?

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

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