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

2. In what way did the Old Man threaten Chance if he didn't do as he was told?
(a) He would be sent to bed without supper
(b) He would be banned from the garden.
(c) He would be sent to an insane asylum.
(d) His television would be taken away from him.

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

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

5. Why couldn't Chance leave the Old Man's house or go beyond the garden gate?
(a) He had no money of his own.
(b) He did not speak English.
(c) He couldn't walk very well.
(d) He had some sort of brain damage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the "fat maid"?

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

3. Who is the main character in the book?

4. Where does Chance go after taking his leave of the lawyer and his assistant?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. At what point in Chapter 2 does Chance realize things will now change?

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

7. Why can't the new maid in the Old Man's house vouch for Chance belonging there?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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