100 Cupboards

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following lists of traits best describes Frank?

A) Strange, quiet, anxious, cautious

B) Impulsive, nosy, daring, competitive

C) Curious, creative, honest, caring

D) Grumpy, witty, wise, observant

2. Which of these elements of the novel turns out to be foreshadowing?

A) The locked door of Grandfather’s bedroom

B) The location of Henry’s parents’ kidnapping

C) Zeke’s interest in being friends with Henry

D) Frank’s business selling tumbleweeds

3. What is the purpose of Grandfather’s journal?

A) To list resources that can be brought back from each location

B) To keep the existence of the cupboards secret from outsiders

C) To prevent Dottie and Frank from using the cupboards

D) To keep a record of how to safely use the cupboards

4. Which character most displays patience, common sense, and calm?

A) Dotty

B) Henrietta

C) Henry

D) Frank

5. What does Zeke’s love of baseball foreshadow?

A) His ability to throw the key precisely into Box 24

B) His use of a baseball bat to stop Nimiane’s attack

C) His desire to teach Henry how to play baseball better

D) His use of Frank as a role model

6. Which of the characters turns out to be most like Grandfather?

A) Henry

B) Frank

C) Henrietta

D) Dottie

7. How does the hole that Frank’s chainsaw left in the carpet in Chapter 5 become important in the plot later in the book?

A) Dottie takes away Frank’s chainsaw.

B) Henry finds a key under the carpet.

C) Richard hides a note under the carpet.

D) Nimiane trips on the hole.

8. Near the end of the novel, who is discovered to be the source of the knocking that Henry hears in Chapter 2?

A) Richard

B) Eli FitzFaeren

C) The raggant

D) Nimiane

9. Which theme do the differences between Henry and Henrietta best support?

A) Solving the Puzzle with Both Logic and Chance

B) The Lure and Danger of Adventure

C) Creating Your Own Family

D) Coming of Age

10. What is the function of the book’s epilogue?

A) It lets the reader see the main character years later.

B) It lets the reader know that the battle with Nimiane is not over.

C) It lets the reader know that Frank has not been completely honest.

D) It lets the reader see how the story’s ending impacts the magical world.

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. What do Henry and Richard have in common?

2. How does living at the Willis house teach Henry important lessons about family?