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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Malorie notice after Gary arrives?
(a) The house smells much better.
(b) The house smells horrible.
(c) The house is much cleaner.
(d) The house feels divided.

2. What does Malorie tell Olympia to do while Tom and Jules are gone?
(a) Wash the bedding.
(b) Make dinner.
(c) Walk Victor.
(d) Feed the birds.

3. What do Tom and Jules eat when they spend the night in an empty house on their excursion?
(a) Potato chips.
(b) Pop tarts.
(c) Cheerios.
(d) Gummy bears.

4. What do the children say happened to Malorie while she was passed out?
(a) She was singing in her sleep.
(b) She almost fell out of the boat.
(c) She was crying in her sleep.
(d) She was talking in her sleep.

5. Where is the child sitting that Tom encounters at the second house?
(a) In his crib.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) In front of the television.
(d) In his parents' bedroom.

6. What does Malorie notice has changed about Olympia?
(a) She has lost weight.
(b) Her hair is thinning.
(c) She has gotten a tan.
(d) She has lost her shine.

7. How do Tom and Jules exit the last house they visit in Chapter 25?
(a) They jump from the second floor.
(b) They climb through a window.
(c) They walk through the back door.
(d) They walk through the front door.

8. Where does Victor lead Malorie in the bar?
(a) The cellar door.
(b) The garage.
(c) The piano.
(d) The attic.

9. Of whom does Tom think as he first leaves the house in Chapter 23?
(a) His mother.
(b) His daughter.
(c) Malorie.
(d) His wife.

10. Where does Don spend most of his time after Gary leaves?
(a) The cellar.
(b) His bedroom.
(c) The garden shed.
(d) The dining room.

11. What does Malorie think is happening at the beginning of Chapter 36?
(a) Someone is following them.
(b) The Girl is crying.
(c) The rowboat has a leak.
(d) The Boy is choking.

12. What does Malorie bring up from the cellar in Chapter 21?
(a) A vaccuum.
(b) A box of crayons.
(c) A radio.
(d) A can of paint thinner.

13. Why does Malorie think that Gary knew they were in the house?
(a) He knocked for a long time.
(b) He called them by name.
(c) She has seen Gary before.
(d) Victor recognized him.

14. What words of Gary's does Malorie remember?
(a) "The truth is out there."
(b) "Only the strong survive."
(c) "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."
(d) "Man is the creature he fears."

15. What does Gary believe about the creatures?
(a) They are not all evil.
(b) They were sent by God.
(c) The were sent by Satan.
(d) They cannot harm someone who is prepared to see them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom bring back from his second excursion?

2. What do Tom and Don drink together?

3. What does Malorie notice when she looks at herself in the mirror?

4. How does Gary say that his former housemate described the problem?

5. Where do the housemates keep the birds?

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