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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. In Chapter 8, what does the narrator touch just as Ursula is about to descend upon him?
(a) Pussy-willows.
(b) Barbed wire.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A kitten.

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

3. From where does Lettie seem to come in Chapter 12 as the narrator waits in the fairy ring?
(a) The ocean.
(b) Among the rhododendrons.
(c) The laboratory.
(d) Under the beech tree.

4. In Chapter 8, how far is the narrator inside the boundaries of the Hempstock Farm?
(a) 15 feet.
(b) 20 feet.
(c) 10 feet.
(d) 5 feet.

5. How many times does the narrator say he had seen grownups cry in Chapter 11?
(a) None.
(b) Once.
(c) Three.
(d) Twice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What flavor is the tooth powder that the narrator uses in Chapter 10?

3. What does the narrator realize when he steps into the ocean in Chapter 13?

4. What is the narrator singing when he sees Ursula outside the circle in Chapter 12?

5. What type of animal do the hunger birds grab in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. The narrator says in Chapter 11 that he has only seen grownups cry twice. How does he describe these events?

3. What does the narrator have for breakfast at the Hempstock home in Chapter 10?

4. What does Lettie bring when she finally arrives in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

8. Why is Ursula unable to go through the wormhole in Chapter 11?

9. How does the narrator get out of his locked bedroom in Chapter 8?

10. Where does Ginnie take Lettie after she's been attacked by the hunger birds in Chapter 14?

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