The Wrath of Mulgarath Chapters 1 - 3

1. When the Grace children returned home after fighting the dwarves, they found __________________.
a) Mulgarath in the living room
b) the house had been ransacked
c) Mom crying in the kitchen
d) their dad had come

2. Read this sentence from The Wrath of Mulgarath.

The sofas were ripped open, and stuffing was scattered across the floorboards like drifts of snow.

Which literary device is used in the sentence?
a) personification
b) metaphor
c) simile
d) alliteration

3. When the children went to the roof to question the goblin, they found __________.
a) Hogsqueal
b) Mulgarath
c) a wood elf
d) Knorting

4. ____________ had captured Hogsqueal on the roof.
a) Lorengorm
b) Lemondrop
c) Byron
d) The Phooka

5. Thimbletack caught Hogsqueal by ________________.
a) chasing him towards Byron
b) cornering him in the closet
c) baiting a squirrel cage
d) wrapping him in yellow yarn

6. Hogsqueal told the Grace children that Mulgarath lived ______________.
a) under the Riggenbach Way Bridge
b) in the quarry with the dwarves
c) in a palace built of trash at the edge of town
d) in the basement of J. Waterhouse Middle School

7. Since Jared did not have the Field Guide, he decided to ___________.
a) ask Lucinda how to fight the dragons
b) ask the elves if he could talk to Arthur Spiderwick
c) burn out Mulgarath's lair with fire bombs
d) train Byron to attack Mulgarath

8. Jared was allowed to talk with Arthur ___________.
a) through an interpreter
b) with the long distance communicator
c) for two minutes
d) for the amount of time it would take for a leaf to fall to the ground

9. Simon and Mallory ______________.
a) found a dragon's egg in their barn
b) hear Arthur's plan to capture the ogre
c) rode the griffin
d) drove their mother's car to the junkyard

10. From which point of view is The Spiderwick Chronicles written?

a) written in first person to see the story only through Simon's point of view
b) written in second person, the books read like a set of directions
c) written in the third person, the books emphasize Jared’s point of view
d) written in third person, the book is divided equally between Simon and Jared's point of view

11. Which sentence from the story supports the conclusion that Arthur is unaware that he has been held prisoner for a long time?

a) Listen to the boy - it is the only way. We cannot afford to delay.
b) This wasn't going the way it was supposed to at all.
c) Hello, old man! How I have missed you! Is my Lucy well?
d) To the best of my knowledge, my sister has no sons whatsoever.

12. Which statement is true about the theme of The Wrath of Mulgarath?
a) The importance of forgiveness
b) Growing up and the pain
c) The role of government
d) Hero vs. Villain and standing up for what is right

13. Which sequence best describes the order of events in these chapters?


1) Jared talks to Arthur Spiderwick.
2) The children find the house has been ransacked.
3) Mallory and Simon meet Jared riding Byron.
4) Thimbletack captures Hogsqueal.


a) 2, 4, 1, 3
b) 2, 4, 3, 1
c) 2, 1, 4 ,3
d) 4, 2, 1, 3

14. Which selection from the book contains a cause-effect relationship?

a) Thimbletack spoke up, climbing out of his hiding place and onto Jared's shoulder.
b) You can tell us what you found out from the elves on the way.
c) Our water burns your mouth if you drink it - our well water.
d) The griffin shook his head, whipping Hogsqueal back and forth.

15. Read this sentence from The Wrath of Mulgarath.

A tornado of leaves circles upward and then . . . nothing.

Which literary device was used in this sentence?
a) personification
b) simile
c) metaphor
d) onomatopoeia



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