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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What medical condition did Chance's mother have?
(a) Brain damage.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) High blood pressure.
(d) Diabetes.

2. What do readers know about the fat maid?
(a) She sits and reads to Chance every night.
(b) She is from another country and doesn't understand what is said on TV.
(c) She was once married to the Old Man.
(d) She watches TV with Chance.

3. Who is the main character in the book?
(a) The President of the United States.
(b) Chance.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) EE Rand.

4. What day is it when the novel begins?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) We are not told.

5. In what way does Chance think that plants differ from people?
(a) Plants are more beautiful.
(b) Plants can't reason or dream.
(c) There is no real difference
(d) Plants are difficult to grow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who taught Chance how to tend the garden?

2. In what way did Chance believe that the garden was its own graveyard?

3. When Chance changed the channel on the TV, what did he believe he could do?

4. When Chance is asked to come up to the study, what is the name of woman he meets?

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

(see the answer key)

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