View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Constance decide to plant where Julian used to sit?
(a) A yellow flower.
(b) A blueberry bush.
(c) A peach tree.
(d) Lavender.

2. What does Merricat break in Chapter 6?
(a) A mirror.
(b) A jar.
(c) A pair of cufflinks.
(d) A clock.

3. What is the first thing Merricat does when she wakes up in the morning in Chapter 10?
(a) Lets Jonas outside.
(b) Makes tea for Constance.
(c) Checks that the door is locked.
(d) Kisses her good luck charm.

4. In Chapter 7, what does Merricat say she is not allowed to touch?
(a) Knives.
(b) Her mother's fine china.
(c) Matches.
(d) Scissors.

5. What do Constance and Merricat fashion dresses out of?
(a) Potato sacks.
(b) Curtains.
(c) Blankets.
(d) Tablecloths.

6. Who finds Julian dead?
(a) Charles.
(b) Helen Clarke.
(c) Dr. Levy.
(d) Constance.

7. Who does Merricat try to act more kindly to in Chapter 6??
(a) Constance.
(b) Julian.
(c) Jonas.
(d) Charles.

8. What does Merricat find against a bush in Chapter 9?
(a) The harp.
(b) Charles' watch.
(c) An unbroken figurine.
(d) Her cat.

9. What does a woman called Ethel tell some children outside the Blackwoods' house?
(a) That the Blackwood sisters have magic powers.
(b) That the Blackwood sisters are dead.
(c) That the Blackwood sisters torture small animals.
(d) That the Blackwood sisters hunt children.

10. What does Merricat bury by the creek in Chapter 10?
(a) Julian's neck tie.
(b) Julian's gold pencil.
(c) Julian's glasses.
(d) Julian's cufflinks.

11. To what does Merricat compare her house, now that it is burned and damaged?
(a) A castle.
(b) A burned cake.
(c) A greek ruin.
(d) A haunted house.

12. Where does Merricat find Jonas sleeping in Chapter 6?
(a) On the roof of the porch.
(b) Among the lettuce plants.
(c) In Charles' room.
(d) In her secret hiding place.

13. Which of the following is not a song that Constance plays in Chapter 6?
(a) "Flow Gently, Sweet Afton."
(b) "Over the Sea to Skye."
(c) "A Vision in the Valley."
(d) "I Saw a Lady."

14. What day does Merricat consider to be her most powerful?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Tuesday.

15. What does Merricat imagine she sees while at the summerhouse?
(a) A ghost.
(b) Her family.
(c) A flying horse.
(d) Charles watching her from the window.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which room of the house does Merricat hate to go in?

2. Why does Merricat return to the house in Chapter 8?

3. Who does Merricat not expect to be at Julian's funeral?

4. What does Julian say happened to Merricat at the orphanage?

5. What does Julian worry about Charles seeing?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 428 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample