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

2. What is Chance's reaction when Mr. Franklin asks him is he intends to make a claim against the estate?
(a) Chance is saddened.
(b) Chance is confused.
(c) Chance is hopeful.
(d) Chance is indignant.

3. What was the Old Man's former profession?
(a) He was an accountant.
(b) He was a wealthy investor.
(c) He was a lawyer.
(d) He owned a landscaping company.

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

5. Where does Chance go after taking his leave of the lawyer and his assistant?
(a) To the garden to work.
(b) He makes a telephone call to a lawyer.
(c) To his room to watch a TV show.
(d) To the kitchen to make a sandwich.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does EE offer Chance to help ease his pain?

2. How did Chance get his name?

3. Who is the "fat maid"?

4. Who is the main character in the book?

5. What makes Chance think he should not be drinking the wine?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the day begin after the Old Man dies in Chapter 2 ?

6. In Chapter 3, Chance has second thoughts about leaving the house. Where does he go?

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

8. Why does Chance wear sunglasses to meet with the lawyer and his assistant?

9. When Chance is hit by the limousine and Mrs. Rand steps out, what is familiar about her to Chance?

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

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