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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Malorie say to her baby while looking in the mirror?
(a) "There are so many things I want to tell you and so many that I don't."
(b) "I hope you are a girl."
(c) "Don't ever open your eyes."
(d) "I hope you look like Shannon."

2. Why do Tom and Jules decide against opening their eyes in the first house?
(a) They feel someone breathing on them.
(b) It smells too bad.
(c) They feel a breeze.
(d) They hear a noise.

3. What do Gary and Don talk about?
(a) Their favorite sports teams.
(b) Frank's thoughts.
(c) The end of the world.
(d) Their favorite music.

4. What does Malorie notice when she looks at herself in the mirror?
(a) Her eyes look tired.
(b) Her hair is the longest it has been since she was a child.
(c) Her arms are muscular.
(d) She has a pimple.

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

6. What does Gary say when asked about why he has Frank's notebook?
(a) He does not have a satisfactory answer.
(b) Frank forgot it before leaving the house.
(c) He stole it from Frank.
(d) It was a gift from Frank.

7. What does Malorie hear on the river in Chapter 38?
(a) A growl.
(b) The children sobbing.
(c) A man yelling.
(d) Lightning.

8. Who teaches the dogs commands?
(a) Felix.
(b) Tom.
(c) Jules.
(d) Gary.

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

10. What do Tom and Felix play on the radio?
(a) Felix' old records.
(b) Gary's iPod.
(c) George's old cassette tapes.
(d) Malorie's mixtape.

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

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

13. What does Victor bark at in the house?
(a) The cellar door.
(b) Don.
(c) The birds.
(d) Malorie.

14. Why does Jules want to wait awhile before leaving the second house?
(a) He wants to find money.
(b) He wants to find medicine.
(c) His wants to find more food.
(d) The dog is too erratic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Don do in Chapter 40?

2. Where does Tom want to go on his excursion in Chapter 32?

3. What is Gary's brother's name?

4. What does Tom bring back in a box?

5. What does Malorie do to Cheryl's car?

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