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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator ultimately get his grandmother to answer the hotel room door in "The Mouse-Burglar"?
(a) He calls out to her.
(b) He makes the maid scream.
(c) He sets off an alarm.
(d) He pushes the doorbell.

2. At what time does the narrator's grandmother say she will go with him to the Dining Room to prepare to enact their plan in "The Plan"?
(a) 6:00.
(b) 7:30.
(c) 6:30.
(d) 7:45.

3. What does Bruno begin eating when the narrator's grandmother puts him on the table in "Hello Grandmamma"?
(a) An apple.
(b) A tomato.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) A banana.

4. Where does the narrator run and hide after exiting the chef's trousers in "In the Kitchen"?
(a) In a sack of oranges.
(b) Behind the garbage can.
(c) In a sack of apples.
(d) In a sack of potatoes.

5. What is Bruno wearing when he enters the Ballroom in "Bruno Jenkins Disappears"?
(a) A gray Sunday suit.
(b) A full-piece black suit.
(c) A white shirt and gray shorts.
(d) A yellow shirt and swim trunks.

6. How many doses of Mouse-Maker are in the vial that the Grand High Witch presents in “The Ancient Ones”?
(a) 200.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 100.
(d) 500.

7. What instrument is used when the narrator is injured in "In the Kitchen"?
(a) A blowtorch.
(b) A soup ladle.
(c) A carving-knife.
(d) A rolling pin.

8. Into what dish does the narrator pour his vial of Mouse-Maker in "In the Kitchen"?
(a) The roast beef.
(b) The French onion soup.
(c) The mashed potatoes.
(d) The pea soup.

9. What do the cooks do to the plate that is sent back to the kitchen because the meat is too tough in "In the Kitchen"?
(a) They send it back the same.
(b) They throw it out.
(c) They spit on it.
(d) They send out a drier piece of meat.

10. What does the Grand High Witch order her subjects to do before letting Bruno in, in "Bruno Jenkins Disappears"?
(a) To say an incantation and dance in a circle.
(b) To bring in the cat.
(c) To put on their wigs, shoes, and gloves.
(d) To take off their wigs, shoes, and gloves.

11. What is the Grand High Witch's hotel room number?
(a) 554.
(b) 454.
(c) 444.
(d) 425.

12. What is the waiter carrying that the narrator scurries behind to exit the Kitchen in "In the Kitchen"?
(a) A plate of roast beef.
(b) A cheesecake.
(c) A bowl of soup.
(d) Pink ice cream.

13. The narrator's grandmother tells him in "Hello Grandmamma" that the Grand High Witch makes it a rule to do what at each Annual Meeting?
(a) Fry at least one witch.
(b) Fry at least 10 witches.
(c) Kill at least two children.
(d) Present a new magical formula.

14. What is Mr. Jenkins doing when the narrator's grandmother approaches them to discuss Bruno in “Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins Meet Bruno”?
(a) Eating dinner.
(b) Reading a newspaper.
(c) Paying the waiter.
(d) Talking on a cell phone.

15. What does Bruno complain about not having with his meal in "In the Kitchen"?
(a) Gravy.
(b) Ketchup.
(c) Butter.
(d) Mayonnaise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the narrator's grandmother's cigars?

2. When does the narrator describe seeing a trapeze artist in "In the Kitchen"?

3. What does the Grand High Witch tell her subjects to do before assembling in the Dining Room for supper in “The Ancient Ones”?

4. What are the two enemies that the narrator deduces mice have in "Bruno"?

5. What did the narrator observe Bruno doing the day before in the hotel terrace in "Bruno Jenkins Disappears"?

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