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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of tree do the hunger birds devour in Chapter 14?
(a) Oak.
(b) Ash.
(c) Beech.
(d) Maple.

3. Who is the second person that the narrator sees when he sits inside the circle?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His sister.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His grandmother.

4. When the narrator is in the ocean, what can he see above and below him?
(a) Strange light.
(b) Darkness.
(c) Mermaids.
(d) Fish.

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

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

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

8. How is the weather described in Chapter 8?
(a) Foggy.
(b) Warm and cloudy.
(c) Clear and cold.
(d) Rainy.

9. What color are the things with wings that come for Ursula?
(a) Gray.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

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

11. What is the silly pet name that the narrator’s father had for him when he was a baby?
(a) Darlin’ boy.
(b) Georgie Porgie.
(c) Handsome George.
(d) Toad.

12. What does the narrator call the things that devour Ursula?
(a) Flying dinosaurs.
(b) Flying death.
(c) Lizards.
(d) Hunger birds.

13. What does the narrator have for dessert in Chapter 13?
(a) Apple pie and ice cream.
(b) Sponge cake.
(c) Spotted dick with yellow custard.
(d) Peach cobbler.

14. What type of footwear does the narrator wear in Chapter 10?
(a) Brown oxfords.
(b) Shoes with silver buckles.
(c) Black leather boots.
(d) Sneakers.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What type of animal do the hunger birds grab in Chapter 14?

4. Why can’t the narrator stay in the ocean forever?

5. What have the cleaners promised Ursula in Chapter 12?

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