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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator have for dessert at the Hempstocks' in Chapter 9?
(a) Banana cream pie.
(b) Lemon meringue pie.
(c) Apple raisin custard pie.
(d) Peach cobbler.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What did the flea that came through in Cromwell’s day do to people?
(a) It made them lonely.
(b) It made them murderous.
(c) It made them embarrassed.
(d) It made them frightened.

9. What color boots does Ginnie Hempstock wear at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Brown.

10. What takes Lettie away in Chapter 14?
(a) Hunger birds.
(b) A huge wave.
(c) A doctor.
(d) Angels.

11. What does the shadow in the night say when the narrator refuses to believe it is Lettie?
(a) You are an idiot.
(b) You are scared.
(c) You are stupid.
(d) You are hungry.

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

13. Where does Old Mrs. Hempstock threaten to bind the hunger birds in Chapter 14?
(a) A dark star.
(b) Hell.
(c) The ocean.
(d) A black hole.

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

15. To the narrator, how long does it seem like it has been since the creatures have eaten by the way they devour Ursula, ?
(a) 500 years.
(b) 1,000 years.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 100 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does the narrator use to dry himself off?

2. About how far is the narrator’s home from the Hempstock farm?

3. What type of footwear does the narrator wear in Chapter 10?

4. At the end of Chapter 12, how many times does the narrator sing a song completely through?

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

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