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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lettie’s ocean implied to actually be?

2. In Chapter 3, what does the narrator have caught in his throat?

3. How far does the narrator pull out the worm from his foot before it resists?

4. In Chapter 6, where does the narrator go to read a book after his mother tells him about the new housekeeper?

5. What color is the car the narrator’s father gets in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Mr. and Mrs. Wollery? What are their positions in the narrator's household?

2. What does the narrator’s father do when he comes home from work in Chapter 7?

3. Where did the narrator live growing up? At what point did his family move?

4. Why does the narrator let go of Lettie’s hand in Chapter 4?

5. Where does the narrator like to read on nice spring days?

6. How does the narrator describe his family's last housekeeper in Chapter 6?

7. How does Lettie find the way to the creature to bind it in Chapter 4?

8. Describe the narrator's dream in Chapter 3. What does the narrator discover when he wakes?

9. What does Mr. Wollery find in the garden in Chapter 3?

10. What does the narrator’s father do in Chapter 7 after the narrator refuses to eat or apologize to Ursula?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some examples of foreshadowing used in the narrative? How does foreshadowing advance the plot? How does it increase tension in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 6, the narrator finds himself reading to try to quell his fears. How would you describe the narrator’s reading habits? Why does he enjoy reading so much? What does reading take the place of in his life?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the hunger birds in the novel. What do they look like? What is another name for these creatures? What is their purpose? What do the creatures do to Ursula?

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