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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Mr. Franklin have a record of the Old Man's affairs?
(a) The Old Man was a partner in the law firm.
(b) The Old Man stipulated that his records be available to Mr. Franklin in his will.
(c) He was the Old Man's best friend.
(d) He hired a detective.

4. As EE discloses her private information, how does Chance react?
(a) He begins to cry at times.
(b) He turns on the TV so he does not have to listen.
(c) He tries to change the subject as he has seen done on TV.
(d) He repeats some parts of her sentences as he has seen done on TV.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Chance realize he cannot reveal while looking over the paper?

3. Being outside in the world seems familiar to Chance. What does it remind him of?

4. What does EE discover upon talking to Chance when he wakes up?

5. What is Chance's reaction when Mr. Franklin asks him is he intends to make a claim against the estate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprises Chance about the outside world once he has left the Old Man's home?

2. Do you think Chance acted appropriately in response to the Old Man's death in Chapter 1?

3. Why does EE change Chance's name when he introduces himself?

4. When Chance periodically takes time in the garden to sit on the grass and think in Chapter 1, what goes through his mind?

5. Readers discover how Chance got his name in Chapter 1. How did he get his name?

6. Why is it that Chance does not appear in any of Mr. Franklin's records?

7. When Chance goes upstairs to the study in Chapter 2, who is waiting for him there and what do they want?

8. In Chapter 1, in what way does Chance feel safe and secure in the garden?

9. In Chapter 1, when Chance is in the garden, what is his mood?

10. Chance notices the TV in the rear of the car and asks if it works. Why does EE assume that he wants to watch TV at a time like this?

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