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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 time are Maggie and the others still sitting at the kitchen table in Chapter 50?
(a) 2:30 p.m.
(b) 3 p.m.
(c) 3:15 p.m.
(d) 2 p.m.

2. What wakes Maggie after she falls asleep next to Rumpus's cage in Chapter 47?
(a) Howling from the forest.
(b) Shouting.
(c) Yelling.
(d) Car pulling into the driveway.

3. In Chapter 47, what type of cane does Lord Foy have?
(a) Bronze-knobbed.
(b) Silver-knobbed.
(c) Gold-knobbed.
(d) Copper-knobbed.

4. What type of beetle burrows into the oak in Chapter 30?
(a) Deathwatch.
(b) Rove.
(c) Ground.
(d) Carrion.

5. What color glasses does Mabel Harris wear in Chapter 41?
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) SIlver.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 35, how many cowrie shells does Maggie find?

2. How is Rumpus caught in Chapter 42?

3. In Chapter 28, what does Rumpus notice that the girl brings?

4. Where does Vince think Maggie may be able to go to school?

5. What time does Fred wake Maggie in Chapter 45?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 25, what does Maggie see when she checks Rumpus's paw?

2. What happens when Maggie gets up to speak in Chapter 41?

3. How does Rumpus get trapped?

4. In Chapter 47, what wakes Maggie, and what does she notice about herself and her surroundings?

5. What do Maggie's parents notice when she greets them in Chapter 47?

6. In Chapter 47, what does Lord Foy tell Fred?

7. What does a woman say about a monster when she comes to the post office in Chapter 25?

8. How is Maggie feeling at the beginning of Chapter 47?

9. What does Maggie observe in Chapter 29?

10. Where is Maggie speaking in the Epilogue, and what has happened to her and Rumpus over the years?

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