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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Constance expecting Helen Clarke to come by the house in Chapter 2?
(a) For a birthday party.
(b) To deliver the newspaper.
(c) To drop off a potted plant.
(d) For tea.

2. What does Merricat recite facts about to Charles?
(a) Extinct animals.
(b) Local birds.
(c) Serial killers.
(d) Poisonous mushrooms.

3. Where does Mary Katherine imagine her house being in Chapter 1?
(a) In a jungle.
(b) On the moon.
(c) On an isolated island.
(d) Floating above the village.

4. What does Merricat notice as she watches Constance and Charles talk?
(a) That Constance is not shy around him.
(b) That Charles is bossing Constance around.
(c) That Charles doesn't listen to what Constance says.
(d) That they act like they are in love.

5. What is Constance's relationship to the man who comes to call in Chapter 4?
(a) They are former lovers.
(b) They are employer and employee.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They are childhood friends.

6. What kind of day does Merricat say it will be in Chapter 5?
(a) A glittering day.
(b) A horrible day.
(c) A slow day.
(d) A rainy day.

7. What does Merricat imagine her buried baby teeth might someday turn into?
(a) Cherry trees.
(b) Dragons.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Fairies.

8. How does Charles act toward Julian?
(a) Violently.
(b) Impatiently.
(c) Kindly.
(d) Gently.

9. In which month did Mary Katherine last go to the library?
(a) January.
(b) April.
(c) September.
(d) June.

10. What does Merricat go to get for Constance which leads her to see an approaching stranger in Chapter 4?
(a) A notebook.
(b) A pair of slippers.
(c) A sweater.
(d) A cushion.

11. How many months have the library books been sitting on the shelf in Chapter 1?
(a) Four months.
(b) Seven months.
(c) Five months.
(d) Two months.

12. What does Merricat reject as her third powerful word?
(a) Deciduous.
(b) Digitalis.
(c) Armillaria.
(d) Begonia.

13. How old is Mary Katherine in Chapter 1?
(a) Sixteen years old.
(b) Eighteen years old.
(c) Fifteen years old.
(d) Seventeen years old.

14. What is Mary Katherine's sister's name?
(a) Karen.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Constance.
(d) Felicity.

15. What did the murdered Blackwoods have for dessert before their deaths?
(a) Blackberries.
(b) Cherries.
(c) Blueberries.
(d) Strawberries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides the library, where did Mary Katherine usually stop when she went to the village?

2. Who is Jim Donell?

3. What does Merricat keep at her secret hiding spot?

4. What do Constance's guests suggest she buy in Chapter 2?

5. What does Merricat say is coming in Chapter 3?

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