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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the roof of the narrator’s house?

2. What does Lettie look like in the ocean?

3. What is old Mrs. Hempstock doing when the narrator comes to her house in Chapter 9?

4. What color pajamas is the narrator wearing in Chapter 8?

5. In Chapter 11, where do Lettie and the narrator catch up with Ursula?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of the hole that Ursula left inside the narrator?

2. What comes out at dusk when the narrator is in the fairy ring?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 12, what does the narrator see as he settles into the fairy ring?

4. In Chapter 10, what does the narrator see outside the window when he wakes in the night?

5. What do the hunger birds do when Lettie and Ginnie tell them they can’t come onto Hempstock land?

6. What does Ursula threaten to do to the narrator when she catches him in Chapter 8?

7. How does the narrator describe his encounter with the opal miner in Chapter 12?

8. What suggestions are made for dealing with the narrator's parents before they arrive at the Hempstocks' home in Chapter 9?

9. What does Lettie collect in an old shopping bag to take to the narrator’s house in Chapter 10?

10. Why does Ursula say when she is sent to talk to the narrator in Chapter 12?

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