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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The neighbors have to "____" with Jonathan and his family.
(a) Celebrate.
(b) Apologize.
(c) Commiserate.
(d) Help.

2. Who first raised an alarm cry for help?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) A soldier.
(c) Maria.
(d) One of the children.

3. What sounded like it might have fallen after the second knock?
(a) The vase by the door.
(b) The flower pot by the door.
(c) The door.
(d) The knocker on the door.

4. Who did the thief suggest that Jonathan call for help?
(a) Friends.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Neighbors.
(d) Police.

5. After the second knock, who asked a question?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) The children.
(c) The thief.
(d) Maria.

6. How many more voices did Jonathan think he heard outside his house after the thief's offer?
(a) At least five.
(b) Six.
(c) At least a half doxen.
(d) A lot.

7. Jonathan's voice was parched and ____.
(a) Soft.
(b) Trembling.
(c) Dry.
(d) Scratchy.

8. Jonathan's ___ sagged under him after the thief leader's suggestion.
(a) Chair.
(b) Legs.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Hopes.

9. Who yells, "shut up?"
(a) Soldier.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Thief leader.
(d) Neighbor.

10. Silence followed after the thief and his men _______________.
(a) Stopped banging on the sides of the house.
(b) Raised an alarm cry for help.
(c) Stopped fighting.
(d) Laughed.

11. The thief finally tells Jonathan to bring the money "____!"
(a) Quick.
(b) Over.
(c) Here.
(d) Now.

12. What or who came immediately after the cry of alarm?
(a) A response from the police.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Total silence.
(d) A response from the neighbors.

13. Who did this person call first to help in the alarm cry?
(a) No one they just cried out.
(b) The soldiers.
(c) The police.
(d) The neighbors.

14. The old ___ bottles are being rinsed out.
(a) Wine.
(b) Beer.
(c) Milk.
(d) Water.

15. What is Jonathan going to fill the container with?
(a) Palm wine.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Water.
(d) Cooking oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. The thief asked, after the cry of alarm, "you ____ finish?".

2. What is boiling over the open fire?

3. Jonathan tells the thief he can ____ him and his family if he comes inside and finds what Jonathan does not have.

4. Who was violently awakened?

5. Jonathan opens a small ___ box with a key to get the money out.

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