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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Louise originally from?
(a) England.
(b) Germany
(c) Jamaica.
(d) Barbados.

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

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

4. In what way did the Old Man threaten Chance if he didn't do as he was told?
(a) His television would be taken away from him.
(b) He would be sent to bed without supper
(c) He would be banned from the garden.
(d) He would be sent to an insane asylum.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Chance believe he could do just by turning the TV dial?

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

3. What sound was the fat maid making as Chance entered the Old Man's bedroom?

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

5. When Chance sees the Old Man lying dead in his bedroom, why was the fat maid on the telephone?

(see the answer key)

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