The Wrath of Mulgarath Chapters 4-7

1. The plan for the Grace children to gain entry to the palace was _________________.
a) for Hogsqueal to pretend he had captured Jared and Mallory
b) to place an invisibility spell over themselves and quietly just walk in
c) to crash in the front door while on Byron's back
d) have the faeries cast a time freeze spell over the palace

2. The goblins were throwing ______ into the fire, but they wouldn't burn.
a) dwarves
b) monkeys
c) salamanders
d) cows

3. The salamanders turned out to be ______________.
a) really snakes
b) nonpoisonous
c) dragons
d) alligators

4. Simon stopped the dragon from hurting Byron by _____________.
a) stomping on the baby dragons
b) stabbing it in the neck with Mallory's rapier
c) grabbing onto his tail and pulling it off Byron
d) screaming into its ear

5. The platters of food in the palace contained ___________.
a) roasted frogs, apples, and fish
b) barbequed cats
c) cock roaches on skewers, pickled pigs' feet, and chocolate bars
d) chestnuts, salamanders, and cupcakes

6. Which of the following lines from The Wrath of Mulgarath contains a simile?
a) Her pale cheek felt cold and clammy.
b) Even with the brownie's help, his heart thundered as he went higher and higher.
c) One sprite was completely still and lay there limply, like a doll.
d) His father's body elongated, filling out, becoming a mammoth shape clad in the tattered remains of ancient finery.

7. Mulgarath shape shifted to look like _______________.
a) Mallory
b) Dad
c) Arthur
d) Hogsqueal

8. ____________ makes the dragons grow and become powerful.
a) Apples
b) Fish
c) Honey
d) Milk

9. Mulgarath was killed by ________.
a) Jared
b) Hogsqueal
c) Mallory
d) Mom

10. The Field Guide was ____________.
a) locked away in the chest forever
b) given back to Arthur
c) burned by the elves
d) lost in the palace

11. Which statement from The Wrath of Mulgarath contains a cause-effect relationship?
a) Their father flexed his newly freed wrist and stretched his legs.
b) Out of the corner of his eye Jared could see the chains unlinking and snaking across the floor like vipers.
c) The ogre kicked the brownie, his giant foot tossing Thimbletack across the room, where Thimbletack landed like a crumpled glove beside Mrs. Grace.
d) Jared ran forward and grabbed Mallory's silver sword.

12. What is the main conflict in this story and how is it resolved?

a) Mom is kidnapped by Mulgarath who is using her for bait to capture the Grace children.
b) Mulgarath uses Arthur's Field Guide and to step up his plan to take over the humans, but he is defeated when he turns into a bird and is gobbled up by Hogsqueal.
c) Arthur will not age as long as he does not touch the ground, but he steps off Byron and is turned to dust.
d) Jared is expelled from school for pointing a knife at another student, but his mom puts him in a private school.

13. Which excerpt from the book best supports the author's belief that field guide will live on?

a) When Mulgarath died, his magic must have died with him.
b) You have proven that humans may use the knowledge it contains for good.
c) The time has come. Meet us tonight under the full moon. Bring the book.
d) Jared thought about everything that had happened, all of the things that he had seen, and suddenly realized how much he still had to sketch. After all, he was only at the beginning.

14. Which question does the story answer?

a) Will Dad move back home?
b) Will Lucinda eat human food after she returns home?
c) What happened to Mulgarath?
d) What will Jared do for a living when he grows up?



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4. (a)
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