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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the narrator’s sister in Chapter 8?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

2. In Chapter 14, where does Ginnie lay Lettie down after Lettie is hurt?
(a) On the ground.
(b) On the pond.
(c) In bed.
(d) In the grass.

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

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

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

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

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

8. At the beginning of Chapter 13, what does Lettie say that makes the narrator forget his hunger and fear?
(a) That they could leave now.
(b) That the cleaners were gone forever.
(c) That he did a good job staying in the fairy ring.
(d) That she had come to take the hole out of his heart.

9. Where has Lettie been scratched when she returns in Chapter 10?
(a) Her cheek.
(b) Her right arm.
(c) Her left arm.
(d) Her knee.

10. In Chapter 11, how high does Ursula hold the narrator off the ground?
(a) 15 feet.
(b) 20 feet.
(c) 10 feet.
(d) 5 feet.

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

12. In Chapter 9, what color thread does Granny use when she is snipping and sewing?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

13. Where does Ursula try to break the jam jar containing the wormhole?
(a) On the sidewalk.
(b) At the side of the house.
(c) Under the oak tree.
(d) Under the beech tree.

14. Who is the third person that the narrator sees while he is in the fairy ring?
(a) His sister.
(b) Granny Hempstock.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 8, how far is the narrator inside the boundaries of the Hempstock Farm?

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

4. What does the narrator have for dessert at the Hempstocks' in Chapter 9?

5. After the narrator wakes in Chapter 10, who helps him find his way downstairs?

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