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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. How did Chance get his name?
(a) He did a lot of risky things.
(b) He loved to gamble.
(c) He had been born by chance.
(d) The Old Man took a chance by adopting him.

2. 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 wear any of the Old Man's clothing from the attic.
(c) He was allowed to drive the Old Man's car.
(d) He could eat as much food as he liked.

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

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

5. What separated the garden from the street?
(a) A white picket fence.
(b) Nothing but a few hedges.
(c) A high, red brick wall.
(d) A large wooden fence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Mr. Franklin and his assistant call Chance?

3. What TV character does Chance choose to imitate when having dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Rand?

4. What does Chance realize once he has locked the gate behind him and stepped outside?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you believe that Chance thinks and feels the way he does as described in Chapter 1?

2. Why is Mr. Rand so impressed at dinner with Chance's description of having a suitable garden?

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

4. What is the maid's reaction to the Old Man's death in Chapter 1?

5. Why does EE decide to invite Chance to stay at her home?

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

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

8. 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?

9. Why does Chance pretend to be able to read the paper that the lawyer gives him to sign?

10. How did Chance know when it was time for him to leave the study?

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