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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way does Chance think that plants differ from people?
(a) Plants are difficult to grow.
(b) There is no real difference
(c) Plants can't reason or dream.
(d) Plants are more beautiful.

2. Where is Louise originally from?
(a) Germany
(b) Jamaica.
(c) England.
(d) Barbados.

3. When Chance sees the Old Man lying dead in his bedroom, why was the fat maid on the telephone?
(a) She was calling her mother.
(b) She had just called the doctor.
(c) She had called the Old Man's lawyer.
(d) She had just called Louise.

4. What separated the garden from the street?
(a) A large wooden fence.
(b) A high, red brick wall.
(c) A white picket fence.
(d) Nothing but a few hedges.

5. Where was the Old Man in the bedroom?
(a) On his bed with only one eye open.
(b) On the floor.
(c) Sitting beside a window.
(d) Under the bed, feet sticking out.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Old Man's bedroom look like?

2. Who is the main character in the book?

3. Chance basically did two things in the Old Man's house. Those two things were what?

4. Was Chance curious about life outside the walls of the garden?

5. How does Chance feel when he is in the garden?

(see the answer key)

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