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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Chance like the plants outside in the garden?
(a) He was colorful and lively.
(b) He always smelled sweet.
(c) He was silent, open in sunshine and heavy in rain.
(d) He grew lively every spring.

2. Who taught Chance how to tend the garden?
(a) The Old Man.
(b) A kind next door neighbor.
(c) A tall black man who once worked there.
(d) A professional gardening company.

3. What does EE tell the President's secretary about Mr. Gardiner's intentions?
(a) She feels he intends to become more active now that Mr. Rand is bedridden.
(b) She knows his intentions are to run for President in the next election.
(c) She feels he intends to marry her as soon as Mr. Rand is gone.
(d) She believes his intentions are for the good of America.

4. Why didn't Chance like to take the elevator in the house?
(a) It was broken.
(b) He didn't trust it since Louise was once trapped in it.
(c) He didn't understand how it worked.
(d) He preferred to take the stairs for exercise.

5. What favor does Mr. Rand ask of Chance when he sees him after the program?
(a) He asks Chance to marry EE after he dies.
(b) He asks Chance if he was nervous during the interview.
(c) He asks Chance how he'd never heard of him before.
(d) He asks Chance to escort EE to a United Nations reception.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Chance refers to the "room upstairs", he refers to the room he is presently occupying. What does Mr. Rand believe he means?

2. Why does Chance stare directly into the President's eyes when he meets him?

3. How has Sulkin had Gardiner's appearance on "This Evening" analyzed?

4. The Old Man did not leave something behind before he died. What was it?

5. When EE compares Chance to European men, what image does that evoke for him?

(see the answer key)

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