The Castle in the Attic Chapters 7 - 8

1. Sir Simon roasted ------.
a) peanuts
b) a grasshopper
c) a mouse
d) a piece of hamburger

2. Robert was ------.
a) Williams' father
b) a friend of Sir Simons
c) William's best friend
d) William's gymnastics instructor

3. Mrs. Phillips and William liked to play ------.
a) chess
b) card games
c) Scramble
d) Monopoly

4. William's plan to keep Mrs. Phillips is to -------.
a) call her brother and tell her he can't live without her
b) shrink her as she is leaving
c) take her bus ticket
d) trip her so she will break her leg

5. If Mrs. Phillips leaves her world and goes to Sir Simon's world willingly ------.
a) she will not suffer any pain
b) she can return to her own world
c) she can re-enter her own world without losing any time
d) she can shrink and regain her size just by saying the magic words

6. What did William find in Mrs. Phillips' suitcase?
a) a wooden box he had made
b) a plane ticket
c) a pearl necklace
d) a photograph of William

7. William put Sir Simon -----.
a) in his sleeve
b) in his pocket
c) in his belt pack
d) in his back pack

8. How did Mrs. Phillips feel about shrinking?
a) Mrs. Phillips thought shrinking was only temporary.
b) Mrs. Phillips was glad to meet Sir Simon.
c) Mrs. Phillips thought shrinking was exciting.
d) Mrs. Phillips was afraid of Sir Simon.

9. Father gave William -----.
a) a radio
b) a new game
c) a football
d) a Chinese wok and cookbook

10. How did William feel as he went to sleep?
a) William felt very tired.
b) William had a lump in his stomach.
c) William was too nervous to sleep.
d) William was excited.

11. Read this line from The Castle in the Attic.

The image of the token nibbled around the edges of William's mind for a couple of days.

This line includes which literary technique?
a) alliteration
b) onomatopoeia
c) personification
d) rhyme

12. Which statement from The Castle in the Attic contains a cause-effect relationship?
a) When William returned with a box of matches, a small quantity of wood shavings from the fireplace box, and some other supplies, the knight had cleaned and skinned the mouse.
b) Mrs. Phillips would be leaving in a week.
c) The team warmed up and started out with straddle pressed on the parallel bars.
d) "You won't forget?" William asked. The question was a fair one. His father was easily distracted.

13. Which question does Chapters 7-8 answer?
a) What will William and his father do on the nights William's mother must work late?
b) When will Mrs. Phillips be returned to her normal size?
c) Does Mrs. Phillips like omelets and waffles?
d) Will Williams parents learn what he has done to Mrs. Phillips?

14. What is the main conflict in Chapters 7-8?
a) How will William and his father deal with Mrs. Phillips leaving?
b) How will William return Mrs. Phillips to her normal size and world?
c) How will William do at his gymnastics meet?
d) How will Mrs. Phillips feel as she returns to England and leaves William behind in New York?



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1. (c)
2. (d)
3. (a)
4. (b)
5. (c)
6. (a)
7. (c)
8. (a)
9. (d)
10. (b)
11. (c)
12. (d)
13. (a)
14. (b)