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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What puzzles Mr. Franklin about Chance?
(a) Why the house is so old.
(b) Why there is a television in Chance's room.
(c) Chance's accent.
(d) Chance's name appears nowhere in his records of house employees.

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

3. What happens to Chance soon after he begins walking around?
(a) Someone on a bicycle runs into him.
(b) He gets hit by a limousine.
(c) A woman is running and causes Chance to fall.
(d) Someone throws something from a building that hits his head.

4. What happens to Chance when the limousine makes a sharp sudden stop?
(a) He blacks out.
(b) Nothing as he is oblivious.
(c) He goes into hysterics.
(d) He falls into EE's lap.

5. How does Chance explain his reason for not signing the paper?
(a) He tells the truth, saying he cannot read.
(b) He says his lawyer must look at it.
(c) He tells the truth, saying he cannot sign it.
(d) He says his eyes are tired from crying.

6. What does EE discover upon talking to Chance when he wakes up?
(a) That he was once married but his wife died.
(b) That he has no wife or no family.
(c) That he was a gardener in the Old Man's house.
(d) That he blames her for the accident.

7. How long has Chance known Louise, the maid?
(a) He barely remembers Louise.
(b) For ten years.
(c) Since she arrived at the house 5 years ago.
(d) Ever since he was a little boy.

8. What does Chance realize he cannot reveal while looking over the paper?
(a) That he cannot read or write.
(b) That he is responsible for the Old Man's death.
(c) That he already knows what is written there.
(d) That he will never leave the house.

9. When Chance is asked to come up to the study, what is the name of woman he meets?
(a) Mrs. O'Hara.
(b) Miss Franklin.
(c) Miss Thompson.
(d) Miss Hayes.

10. What is Chance's reaction when Mr. Franklin asks him what his name is?
(a) He is very surprised.
(b) He is happy.
(c) He is suspicious.
(d) He is uneasy.

11. What does Mr. Franklin inform Chance will happen the next day by noon?
(a) The doors to the house and gates to the garden will be locked.
(b) He will be moved up to live in the Old Man's bedroom.
(c) He will be served with a warrant for his arrest.
(d) The house willl be under construction for renovations.

12. What clothes did Chance change into when he learned he had a visitor?
(a) A white shirt and black pants.
(b) His best suit and a pair of large sunglasses.
(c) His gardening clothes.
(d) A pair of jeans and a hat.

13. According to Chance, what was one of the benefits of his position?
(a) He was allowed to drive the Old Man's car.
(b) He could eat as much food as he liked.
(c) He was allowed to wear any of the Old Man's clothing from the attic.
(d) He was given a generous health insurance policy.

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

15. How does the woman explain her nickname?
(a) It is short for "evil eye".
(b) It refers to the poet e.e. cummings.
(c) It stands for Ellen Elizabeth.
(d) It stands for Elizabeth Eve.

Short Answer Questions

1. When EE visits Chance in his room the next morning, what does she reveal to him?

2. Why couldn't Chance leave the Old Man's house or go beyond the garden gate?

3. What day is it when the novel begins?

4. Why did the Old Man retire from his former profession?

5. How was Chance like the plants outside in the garden?

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