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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Chance sees the Old Man lying dead in his bedroom, why was the fat maid on the telephone?
(a) She had just called Louise.
(b) She was calling her mother.
(c) She had just called the doctor.
(d) She had called the Old Man's lawyer.

2. How does Chance feel when he is in the garden?
(a) Nervous most of the time.
(b) Safe and secure.
(c) Bored.
(d) Tired because of all the weeding to be done.

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

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

5. When Chance changed the channel on the TV, what did he believe he could do?
(a) He could change himself.
(b) He could find a gardening show.
(c) He could find the perfect TV show.
(d) He might break the TV set.

Short Answer Questions

1. What separated the garden from the street?

2. When was the last time Chance left the house?

3. Was Chance curious about life outside the walls of the garden?

4. What do readers know about the fat maid?

5. Chance basically did two things in the Old Man's house. Those two things were what?

(see the answer key)

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