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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whom does the narrator think of when he is loaned a nightgown from the Hempstocks in Chapter 9?
(a) Little Boy Blue.
(b) Little Jack Horner.
(c) Wee Willie Winkie.
(d) Georgie Porgie.

3. In Chapter 10, what wakes the narrator in the night?
(a) Noise outside.
(b) Strange dreams.
(c) Lettie's voice.
(d) The honking of a horn.

4. In Chapter 9, what color thread does Granny use when she is snipping and sewing?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

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

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

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

8. 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?
(a) He recites poems.
(b) He sings under his breath.
(c) He counts.
(d) He says the multiplication tables.

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

10. What tune does the narrator realize he is humming as Old Mrs. Hempstock rebukes the hunger birds in Chapter 14?
(a) “All God’s Critters.”
(b) “Walking Song.”
(c) “Bicycle Built for Two.”
(d) “Girls and Boys Come Out to Play.”

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

12. In Chapter 8, what color does the meadow explode into?
(a) Copper.
(b) Silver.
(c) White.
(d) Gold.

13. How far is the narrator's bedroom window said to be from the ground in Chapter 8?
(a) 35 feet.
(b) 25 feet.
(c) 30 feet.
(d) 20 feet.

14. Who is the third person that the narrator sees while he is in the fairy ring?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) Granny Hempstock.
(d) His sister.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator singing when he sees Ursula outside the circle in Chapter 12?

2. After the birds are gone in Chapter 14, what does the narrator notice Old Mrs. Hempstock wearing?

3. Where does Ursula try to break the jam jar containing the wormhole?

4. What takes Lettie away in Chapter 14?

5. What does the shadow in the night say when the narrator refuses to believe it is Lettie?

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