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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What type of animal do the hunger birds grab in Chapter 14?
(a) A fox.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A weasel.

4. What does Lettie do when Ursula refuses to put the narrator down in Chapter 11?
(a) She sings.
(b) She whistles.
(c) She screams.
(d) She says words in an ancient language.

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

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

7. What is the name of the Hempstock’s cow that seems to be going lame in Chapter 9?
(a) Brianna.
(b) Meghan.
(c) Rhiannon.
(d) Bridget.

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

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

10. As night falls, what can the narrator see flying above him in Chapter 12?
(a) Cleaners.
(b) Starlings.
(c) Bats.
(d) Geese.

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

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

13. What does Lettie bring to the narrator in Chapter 13?
(a) The ocean.
(b) Granny.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Food.

14. In Chapter 10, what is the first item that Lettie sets down in the narrator’s yard?
(a) A marble.
(b) A doll.
(c) A stuffed animal.
(d) A toy giraffe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the weather described in Chapter 8?

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

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

4. In Chapter 8, what color does the meadow explode into?

5. In Chapter 10, how does the narrator carry his pajamas and toothbrush home?

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