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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Chance believe he could do just by turning the TV dial?
(a) He could bring the people on TV inside his eyelids.
(b) He could enter the TV and become an actor in it.
(c) He could change the world.
(d) He could break it if he went too fast.

2. The Old Man did not leave something behind before he died. What was it?
(a) A suicide letter.
(b) A burial plot.
(c) An autobiography.
(d) A will.

3. In what way did people exist for Chance?
(a) When people laughed at him.
(b) People did not exist for Chance.
(c) When Chance turned his eyes on them, as on TV.
(d) When he ignored them.

4. How does Chance explain his reason for not signing the paper?
(a) He tells the truth, saying he cannot sign it.
(b) He tells the truth, saying he cannot read.
(c) He says his lawyer must look at it.
(d) He says his eyes are tired from crying.

5. What is Chance's reaction when Mr. Franklin asks him what his name is?
(a) He is suspicious.
(b) He is uneasy.
(c) He is very surprised.
(d) He is happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Chance been paid for his gardening chores over the years?

2. What does Chance discover has happened to Louise?

3. What separated the garden from the street?

4. Why did the Old Man retire from his former profession?

5. Where did Chance go after viewing the Old Man's dead body?

(see the answer key)

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