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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kate ask Christopher in regards to the tales about the well in Chapter 6?
(a) Whether he has ever wondered if there is any truth to the tales.
(b) Whether or not he has met the Fairy Folk.
(c) If anyone has ever written the tales down.
(d) If he knows how they originated.

2. What is the nickname of the singer in Chapter 2?
(a) "The wanderer".
(b) "The angel".
(c) "The weeper".
(d) "The harper".

3. What does Kate try to convince herself of in Chapter 3?
(a) That the mysterious woman at the edge of the woods was a neighbour.
(b) That she didn't see a deer.
(c) That the child was playing a hiding game.
(d) That the rabbit went down a nearby hole.

4. Where does Christopher stay when Sir Geoffrey is away?
(a) At one of the servant's cottages.
(b) In an outbuilding.
(c) The leper's hut.
(d) In Sir Geoffrey's private chambers.

5. What three ways "in" does the singer mention in Chapter 2?
(a) Through the tower, by the well and near a particular tree.
(b) Down the hill, Under the house and by the sea.
(c) In the cave, above the chimney and through the back door.
(d) Across the stream, below the weeping willow and beside the shack.

6. Who is Linda?
(a) Anne's sister.
(b) Christopher's first love.
(c) Christopher's sister.
(d) Sir Geoffrey's niece.

7. What happens to the person or thing that Kate sees along the edge of the trees when she looks again in Chapter 2?
(a) The child disappears.
(b) The deer disappears.
(c) The woman disappears.
(d) The rabbit disappears.

8. Who was Anne Warden?
(a) Sir Geoffrey's wife.
(b) Cecily's sister.
(c) Kate's mother.
(d) Christopher's first love.

9. What do Christopher and Kate worry about in regards to the timing in their world in Chapter 6?
(a) They are forgetting to take other things into account.
(b) They might be reading the signs wrong.
(c) They don't know the exact minute.
(d) It won't be the same as the timing in the world of the Fairy Folk.

10. Why is this person being held hostage by the Fairy Folk in Chapter 6?
(a) The Fairy Folk have a shortage of children in their population.
(b) The Fairy Folk need more hands to do the chores.
(c) To ensure that the castle household will look after the Fairy Folk.
(d) The Fairy Folk eat children.

11. Who is Old Dorothy?
(a) Sir Geoffrey's sister.
(b) Sir Geoffrey's great-aunt.
(c) The nurse of Sir Geoffrey's late wife.
(d) Cecily's tutor.

12. What does Kate think of Alicia's letter?
(a) She doesn't understand what it means.
(b) She thinks Alicia can get in trouble for writing it.
(c) She thinks it is brilliant.
(d) She is surprised that Alicia could write so well.

13. What does the Queen blame Kate for in Chapter 1?
(a) Corrupting Alicia's mind.
(b) Writing the letter.
(c) Not keeping the household more comfortable.
(d) Having a daliance with a married man.

14. What must Kate do with her instructions for the letter in Chapter 6?
(a) Whisper them and do not put them in writing.
(b) Hide them.
(c) Make them very detailed.
(d) Keep them simple.

15. Who is being held hostage by the Fairy Folk in Chapter 6?
(a) Alicia.
(b) Sir Geoffrey.
(c) Cecily.
(d) Kate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Blanche Perry?

2. What is the title of Chapter 1?

3. How does Randal help Christopher and Kate decide on a time frame in Chapter 6?

4. What did Randal see when he was with the Fairy Folk?

5. Why do people go on pilgrimages to the holy well in Chapter 4?

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