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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 banned from the garden.
(c) He would be sent to an insane asylum.
(d) He would be sent to bed without supper

2. Why did Chance think things would immediately change now that the Old Man was gone?
(a) The maid told him so.
(b) A lawyer phoned him to tell him this.
(c) That was the way things worked on TV shows.
(d) He read it in a book.

3. What are the last two things Chance looks at before leaving?
(a) The attic and the garden.
(b) The garden and the TV.
(c) The garden and the kitchen.
(d) The TV and the Old Man's room.

4. Where had Louise gone to live after leaving the Old Man's house?
(a) Florida.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) She never left the house.
(d) Europe.

5. What is the name of the woman from the car?
(a) Mrs. Benjamin Rand.
(b) Mrs. Eve Gardiner.
(c) Mrs. Randall Benjamin.
(d) Mrs. Ellen Harris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprised Chance about all of the papers spread out on the desk?

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

3. Where was the Old Man in the bedroom?

4. In what way does Chance think that plants differ from people?

5. In what way did people exist for Chance?

(see the answer key)

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