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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Merricat write the first of her three powerful words?
(a) In the steamed-up window.
(b) In the jam of her toast.
(c) On a scrap of newspaper.
(d) Outdoors in dirt.

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

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

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

5. What does Merricat check for damage on the Blackwood property?
(a) The fence.
(b) The birdbath.
(c) The tractor.
(d) The shed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Constance always do at twenty minutes after eleven?

2. What does Merricat notice as she watches Constance and Charles talk?

3. What kind of day does Merricat say it will be in Chapter 5?

4. What do Merricat and Constance find Charles doing in the kitchen in Chapter 5?

5. What do the village children sing songs about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Merricat come up with to keep the change away?

2. Describe the Blackwoods' collection of preserves.

3. What are Merricat's safeguards as described in Chapter 3?

4. Who comes to see Julian in Chapter 3? What does Constance do before his arrival?

5. Which of Merricat's safeguards does she find has fallen in Chapter 4?

6. Who does Helen Clarke bring with her to the Blackwoods'? How do Merricat and Constance feel about having an extra guest?

7. How does Merricat describe her sense that something is going to change is Chapter 4?

8. What does Merricat recite after Charles offers carry out her errands in the village?

9. How does Stella act around Mary Katherine in Chapter 1?

10. What does Merricat blame for the arrival of Charles Blackwood?

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