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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is tangy in the dessert that the narrator eats in Chapter 13?
(a) Raisins.
(b) Cream.
(c) Lemon.
(d) Currants.

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

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

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

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

7. 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.

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

9. 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 drops of rain on a sidewalk.
(c) As fragile as icing on a birthday cake.
(d) As fragile as makeup on a woman’s face.

10. What type of vehicle drives past as the narrator runs toward the Hempstock Farm in Chapter 8?
(a) A white van.
(b) A red Rover.
(c) A black mini.
(d) A yellow lorry.

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

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

13. Where does Lettie tell the narrator to stay at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) In the fairy ring.
(b) In the basement.
(c) In the ocean.
(d) In the attic.

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

15. In Chapter 9, where does the narrator take a bath?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the living room.
(c) In a spare bedroom.
(d) In the bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. To the narrator, how long does it seem like it has been since the creatures have eaten by the way they devour Ursula, ?

2. What color is the narrator’s toothbrush?

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

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

5. Where has Lettie been scratched when she returns in Chapter 10?

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