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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. When does the narrator describe seeing a trapeze artist in "In the Kitchen"?
(a) Last Halloween.
(b) Last Summer.
(c) Last Easter.
(d) Last Christmas.

4. What did the narrator observe Bruno doing the day before in the hotel terrace in "Bruno Jenkins Disappears"?
(a) Playing with a snake.
(b) Killing ants with a magnifying glass.
(c) Making tiny houses from matchsticks.
(d) Drawing on the sidewalk.

5. What does the narrator's grandmother claim children should never do in "Hello Grandmamma," calling it a "dangerous habit."
(a) Have baths.
(b) Cross the street alone.
(c) Smoke cigars.
(d) Stay out after dark.

6. How many cars does Bruno claim his family owns, according to the narrator in "Bruno Jenkins Disappears"?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

7. What is Bruno's response when the narrator's grandmother asks him "Why on earth didn't you speak up and tell your father who you were?" in "The Plan"?
(a) "Because I was frightened."
(b) "Because I didn't want to upset them."
(c) "Because I had my mouth full."
(d) "Because I was angry."

8. How does Mrs. Jenkins respond when the narrator's grandmother places Bruno on the table in "Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins Meet Bruno"?
(a) She screams.
(b) She talks to Bruno.
(c) She picks up Bruno.
(d) She hits Bruno with her newspaper.

9. With whom are the witches appointed to have tea after their meeting in "Metamorphosis"?
(a) Mr. Stringer.
(b) Mrs. Jenkins.
(c) The narrator's grandmother.
(d) Mr. Jenkins.

10. What does the narrator compare the smell of witches to in "The Mouse-Burglar"?
(a) The smell of a men's restroom.
(b) The smell of rotten eggs.
(c) The smell of dogs' droppings.
(d) The smell of cooking bacon.

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

12. How does the narrator describe the Grand High Witch's face after she removed her mask when he talks to his grandmother in "Hello Grandmamma"?
(a) "It was beautiful - more beautiful than anything I've ever seen!"
(b) "It was pale and ghostly and like a dream!"
(c) "it was like a man's face but with fangs."
(d) "It was like something that was going rotten!"

13. How does the narrator describe the clientele of the Hotel Magnificent in "In the Kitchen"?
(a) Affluent.
(b) Poor.
(c) Young and boisterous.
(d) Working-class.

14. What does the narrator tell his grandmother the witches are pretending to be in "Hello Grandmamma"?
(a) The Women's Society for the Betterment of Education.
(b) The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
(c) The European Society for the Rights of Women.
(d) The British Society for Prevention of Childhood Poverty.

15. What does the narrator do when the chambermaid goes to pick up the shoe he is hiding in, in "Hello Grandmamma"?
(a) He runs out of the shoe.
(b) He shouts.
(c) He bites her.
(d) He runs up her arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator's grandmother ask him about Bruno in "Hello Grandmamma"?

2. How many witches has the narrator's grandmother counted at the table in "In the Kitchen"?

3. What is the name of the waiter who serves the narrator's grandmother in the Dining Room in "In the Kitchen"?

4. For what time does the Grand High Witch say she has set the alarm clock for her demonstration in "Bruno Jenkins Disappears"?

5. What does the Grand High Witch order her subjects to do before letting Bruno in, in "Bruno Jenkins Disappears"?

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