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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Chance saw a figure on the TV screen, what did he imagine he was looking at?
(a) His own reflection.
(b) Someone he knew from his past.
(c) His dead mother.
(d) The father he did not know.

3. Where did Chance go after viewing the Old Man's dead body?
(a) To the kitchen to make a sandwich.
(b) Into the garden.
(c) To his room to watch TV.
(d) Outside to catch a bus.

4. Was Chance curious about life outside the walls of the garden?
(a) He was curious about street sounds only.
(b) We are never told.
(c) Not at all.
(d) Yes, he always thought about it.

5. Where was the Old Man in the bedroom?
(a) Under the bed, feet sticking out.
(b) Sitting beside a window.
(c) On the floor.
(d) On his bed with only one eye open.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do readers know about the fat maid?

2. What did Chance do upon entering the Old Man's bedroom and seeing him dead upon the bed?

3. Why didn't Chance like to take the elevator in the house?

4. How does Chance feel when he is in the garden?

5. In what way does Chance think that plants are like people?

(see the answer key)

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