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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. When was the last time Chance left the house?
(a) To get the mail.
(b) To go for a walk in the rain.
(c) He has never left.
(d) Two years ago.

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

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

6. What does EE offer Chance to help ease his pain?
(a) A drink of cognac.
(b) She teaches him deep breathing techniques.
(c) A massage of his injured leg.
(d) A couple of aspirin.

7. What TV character does Chance choose to imitate when having dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Rand?
(a) A man having dinner with his girlfriend and her father.
(b) An insurance salesman trying to make a sale.
(c) A detective investigating a murder.
(d) A young businessman dining with his boss and the boss's daughter.

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

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

10. What does Chance notice in the back seat of EE's limousine, above the bar?
(a) A small TV set.
(b) A photo of a garden.
(c) A sliding window to speak with the driver.
(d) A two-way radio.

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

12. What does Chance do when Mr. Franklin gives him a piece of paper to read and sign?
(a) He imitates what he's seen people on TV do when they found themselves in a similar situation.
(b) He takes the paper and gets frustrated, ripping it into pieces.
(c) He begins to cry because he cannot read it.
(d) He reads the paper aloud.

13. Being outside in the world seems familiar to Chance. What does it remind him of?
(a) It is just like his garden to him.
(b) He remembers it from when he was a small child.
(c) It is similar to what he has seen on TV.
(d) It reminds him of the books he has read.

14. When Chance looks in the large hall mirror, what does he see?
(a) That he's all grown up.
(b) How ugly he's become.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A young boy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the doctor gets an injection ready to ease Chance's pain, what are Chance's thoughts?

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

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

4. What is Chance's reaction when Mr. Franklin asks him what his name is?

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

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