The Castle in the Attic Chapters 9

How did Mrs. Phillips feel about living in the castle?
1. Mrs. Phillips just wanted to go home to England.
2. Mrs. Phillips was indifferent about living in the castle; she didn't care one way or the other.
3. Mrs. Phillips loved living in the castle and thought Sir Simon was extremely handsome.
4. Mrs. Phillips was so unhappy that she had trouble eating and sleeping.
Sir Simon wanted William to ----.
1. apologize to Mrs. Phillips
2. shrink himself and follow the riddle
3. take the castle outside in the open air
4. tell his parents about what he had done
William bought ----- at the grocery store to use in cooking his and his father's Chinese dinner.
1. vegetables
2. meat
3. fruit
4. milk
When William asked Jason for advice, -----.
1. he told him, he wouldn't leave someone in trouble without helping them
2. he laughed at him
3. he said that he had to figure this problem out by himself
4. he just turned and walked away
The Silver Knight was disturbed when -----.
1. the stable caught on fire
2. Dad took the moat upstairs
3. a mouse got inside the castle
4. Mrs. Phillips became ill
One week after he shrank Mrs. Phillips, William ----.
1. decided to tell Jason about the Silver Knight
2. let Mrs. Phillips return to England
3. ran away from home
4. decided to shrink himself
How did Mrs. Phillips react to seeing William in the castle?
1. Mrs. Phillips told William to leave her alone.
2. Mrs. Phillips was extremely upset to see William.
3. Mrs. Phillips was glad to see William.
4. Mrs. Phillips wouldn't even speak to William.
Sir Simon trained William as a squire ------------.
1. to give them both something to do while they waited to be returned to normal size
2. to give William the skills to fight Alastor
3. so William would be able to protect himself
4. so William could fulfill the riddle
Mrs. Phillips taught William games, music, and -----.
1. reading
2. gymnastics moves
3. sewing
4. boating
Mrs. Phillips changed William's gymnastic routine so that he -----.
1. could keep his mind off his troubles
2. could use it as another weapon
3. could be more confident
4. so he could win the meet
Mrs. Phillips was embroidering a picture of ------.
1. William and Sir Simon
2. a castle
3. a dragon
4. Alastor
William took food, his recorder, and his ----- with him on his quest.
1. stuffed bear
2. binoculars
3. compass
4. pocket knife
Mrs. Phillips gave Sir Simon ------ as a symbol of good luck.
1. her circle pin
2. a scarf
3. a photograph
4. the small box William had made
Sir Simon gave Mrs. Phillips -----.
1. a letter
2. some silver thread
3. the token of Janus
4. a goblet
Which statement from The Castle in the Attic expresses an opinion?
1. The one you call Dad. He walked all around the castle and then knelt down and spread some ribbon from one corner to the other. Most peculiar behavior.
2. She told me last night that she will not come out of her room until you come in and get her.
3. William lay down on the floor near the front entranceway to the castle.
4. The next day William waited for Jason after school.
To learn more about quests that knights went on during the Middle Ages the LEAST reliable source of information for a research paper would be -------.
1. a magazine article
2. a tabloid magazine
3. a website created by a professor of history
4. a historical journal entry

The Castle in the Attic Chapters 9 - 10

Multiple-choice exercise