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

2. What did Chance do upon entering the Old Man's bedroom and seeing him dead upon the bed?
(a) He began to cry.
(b) He fainted and fell to the floor.
(c) He looked at the Old Man and stared into his face.
(d) He went over to the maid and hugged her.

3. Mr. Rand believes that Chance has found the perfect metaphor for a productive businessman when Chance describes:
(a) A good television program.
(b) The Old Man's law firm.
(c) His financial approach.
(d) A productive garden.

4. 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.

5. What does Chance discover has happened to Louise?
(a) She inherited a lot of money.
(b) She has taken another job.
(c) She died.
(d) She has married the Old Man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the invitation that EE extends to Chance?

2. What happens to Chance when the limousine makes a sharp sudden stop?

3. What does Mr. Franklin assume when Chance will not sign the paper?

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

5. What happens to Chance soon after he begins walking around?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. After reading Chapter One, do you believe that Chance has the capacity to feel emotion?

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

4. In Chapter 2, what are Mr. Franklin and Miss Hayes trying to discover about Chance?

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

6. Chapter 2 explains how Chance feels when he does not look at people. Explain this feeling.

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

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

9. What do readers learn in Chapter 1 about Chance's father?

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

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