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

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

3. Where does Tom want to go on his excursion in Chapter 32?
(a) The local diner.
(b) Tom's house.
(c) The radio station.
(d) The drug store.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does does Malorie awaken in the rowboat after having passed out?

2. How does the group decide whether to let Gary in?

3. Of whom does Tom think as he first leaves the house in Chapter 23?

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

5. How does Gary discover Frank's writings?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tom bring home in a box?

2. What object belonging to one of the housemates does Malorie steal?

3. What instruments do Tom and Jules use to find their way outside of the house?

4. What do Malorie and her sister look for in the clouds in Malorie's memory?

5. How does Malorie tell Olympia that they will deliver their babies?

6. How do Tom and Jules propose to walk during their next trip outside of the house?

7. What body part does Tom believe he has found in a bowl on the table of a vacant house.

8. Where does Don spend most of his time after Gary leaves the house?

9. What advice did Don give Malorie concerning her babies?

10. How do the housemates determine whether to let the new entrant inside the house in Chapter 27?

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