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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does the moon look like as Ginnie carries Lettie in Chapter 14?
(a) A full moon.
(b) A quarter moon.
(c) A three-quarters moon.
(d) A half moon.

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

12. Why do the cleaners refuse to leave?
(a) There is still a bit of Ursula in the narrator.
(b) Lettie doesn’t have enough power to make them go back.
(c) They like earth.
(d) They are still hungry.

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

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

15. Where does Ursula threaten to put the narrator when she catches up with him in Chapter 8?
(a) In the attic.
(b) Under the porch.
(c) In the basement.
(d) In the shed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lettie do when Ursula refuses to put the narrator down in Chapter 11?

2. What type of vehicle drives past as the narrator runs toward the Hempstock Farm in Chapter 8?

3. Who is the third person that the narrator sees while he is in the fairy ring?

4. How does the narrator get hurt when Ursula crumples to the ground?

5. In Chapter 10, what is the first item that Lettie sets down in the narrator’s yard?

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