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

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

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

4. In Chapter 8, what does the narrator use to dry himself off?
(a) Dirty clothes.
(b) A comforter.
(c) Towels.
(d) The bed counterpane.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 14, where does Ginnie lay Lettie down after Lettie is hurt?

3. What does Lettie look like in the ocean?

4. Where does Old Mrs. Hempstock threaten to bind the hunger birds in Chapter 14?

5. What color is the narrator’s toothbrush?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the television set described in the narrator’s parents’ room?

3. Why does Lettie say the narrator cannot stay in the ocean forever in Chapter 13?

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

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

6. What do the Hempstocks serve the narrator for dinner in Chapter 9?

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

8. What does Ursula do in Chapter 11 when she finds the way back through the wormhole blocked?

9. Why does Lettie praise the narrator in Chapter 13?

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

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