The Desperate Hours Test | Final Test - Easy

Joseph Hayes
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Desperate Hours Test | Final Test - Easy

Joseph Hayes
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eleanor beg of Dan?
(a) To try to get the children out of the house.
(b) To escape and go get the police.
(c) To talk to Griffin about keeping Cindy safe.
(d) Not to do anything risky.

2. Why is Dan outraged?
(a) That Griffin plans to take Cindy with them.
(b) That his family will have to endure this nightmare for an extended period of time.
(c) That Ralphie was not allowed any lunch.
(d) That Eleanor has a bruise over one eye.

3. Why do tensions begin to flare?
(a) Robish makes another advance towards Cindy.
(b) Griffin loses control of his cohorts.
(c) Griffin orders Eleanor to cook dinner.
(d) Griffin hits Ralphie lightly on the arm.

4. Why does Bard wish he had killed Griffin?
(a) So Griffin couldn't be coming after Bard now to kill him.
(b) Because Bard wished to be a hero.
(c) Because Bard does not like Griffin.
(d) Because Griffin later kills a good friend of Bard's.

5. What is Ralphie's teacher's name?
(a) Mrs. Swift.
(b) Mrs. Sooner.
(c) Mr. Jones.
(d) Miss Turtle.

6. What does Ralphie's teacher notice?
(a) That Ralphie came in late to class that day.
(b) That Ralphie does not talk in class at all which is unusual.
(c) That Ralphie's hand writing that day is very shaky.
(d) Ralphie's absence from class.

7. What is Cindy doing?
(a) Talking to her parents.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Watching Ralphie sleep.
(d) Talking to Chuck on the phone.

8. Besides peeking into the garage, what else does Mr. Patterson do?
(a) Takes note of the disarray in the house.
(b) Flattens the tires of the car in the garage.
(c) Tries to get Dan to come outside to talk.
(d) Tells Eleanor in code that help is coming.

9. Where does Griffin tell the caller to send the money?
(a) General delivery in Pittsburgh.
(b) No where, the caller is supposed to meet Griffin with the money.
(c) A specified address.
(d) To Mexico.

10. With what does Hank not want to be stuck?
(a) The burned leftovers from lunch.
(b) The grey getaway car which is hot.
(c) A murder rap because of Robish killing Mr. Patterson.
(d) The gun that only shoots one bullet at a time.

11. What has the police department be ordered to do?
(a) Blockade all roads leading out of town.
(b) Evacuate the neighborhoods.
(c) Hand out mace and billy clubs to all the men in the town.
(d) Canvas the neighborhoods.

12. What else is about to cause Hank to snap?
(a) The police lookout across the street.
(b) The helicoptor zooming close to the house.
(c) The press standing down the street.
(d) Chuck's cruising up and down the street.

13. What is about to cause Hank to snap?
(a) Knowing Cindy will not go with him.
(b) Knowing Robish kills a man.
(c) Knowing they are likely to die.
(d) The visits to the Hilliard home.

14. Why does Dan not want Robish in the house?
(a) Because Robish has killed Mr. Patterson.
(b) Because Robish smells badly.
(c) Because Robish is sadistic.
(d) Because Robish is uncontrollable when he's drunk.

15. What is the motive that the police determine for Mr. Patterson's murder?
(a) A cult ritual.
(b) Robbery.
(c) They can determine no motive.
(d) He kills himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bard become embroiled with Griffin?

2. Where does Griffin plan to see his girlfriend?

3. What does Bard wish he had done to Griffin?

4. What is on Griffin's face as he exits his hideout?

5. What does Bard order?

(see the answer keys)

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