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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Chance think that a man's name has an important connection with a man's life?
(a) A name decides what type of person you really are.
(b) A man's name describes exactly what he does for a living.
(c) A name is connected to family trees.
(d) People on TV have two names; a real one and a performing one.

2. Who taught Chance how to tend the garden?
(a) A tall black man who once worked there.
(b) A professional gardening company.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) A kind next door neighbor.

3. When Chance is asked to come up to the study, what is the name of woman he meets?
(a) Mrs. O'Hara.
(b) Miss Thompson.
(c) Miss Franklin.
(d) Miss Hayes.

4. When Chance looks in the large hall mirror, what does he see?
(a) That he's all grown up.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A young boy.
(d) How ugly he's become.

5. What was the Old Man's former profession?
(a) He was an accountant.
(b) He owned a landscaping company.
(c) He was a lawyer.
(d) He was a wealthy investor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way did people exist for Chance?

2. Who is the main character in the book?

3. What medical condition did Chance's mother have?

4. How was Chance like the plants outside in the garden?

5. In what way did the Old Man threaten Chance if he didn't do as he was told?

(see the answer key)

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