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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters dies in this section of the novel?
(a) Bill Forester
(b) Elmira
(c) Colonel Freeleigh
(d) Douglas

2. What does Aunt Rose buy for Grandma?
(a) Pans
(b) Dishes
(c) Cookbook
(d) Herbs

3. What city does Colonel Freeleigh call?
(a) Chicago
(b) Washington, DC
(c) London
(d) Mexico City

4. What does Elmira prepare for the election day at the lodge?
(a) Ballots
(b) Special brew
(c) Posters
(d) Cookies and cakes

5. What does Douglas dream of when he has the fever?
(a) Great grandmother
(b) Green town
(c) Lonely One
(d) The ravine

6. What does the French word secours mean?
(a) Death
(b) Help
(c) Hope
(d) Life

7. Which of the following terms best describes the relationship between Elmira Brown and Clara Goodwater?
(a) Friends
(b) Enemies
(c) Lovers
(d) Sisters

8. What is part of the attraction that Douglas has for the wax tarot reader?
(a) No negatives
(b) Unknowns
(c) Predictability
(d) Constant well wishes

9. How hot does the thermometer say the house is?
(a) 80
(b) 87
(c) 92
(d) 75

10. Where does Lavinia go after the movie?
(a) To Helen's house
(b) Alone through the town
(c) She stays at the movie theater
(d) Alone through the ravine

11. Which of the following adjectives best describes Douglas' mood when Lavina and Francine passed him?
(a) Surprised
(b) Distracted
(c) Relieved
(d) Scared

12. Where does Douglas keep his fireflies?
(a) Glass
(b) Mason jar
(c) Vase
(d) Outside

13. What will be inside the envelope Bill will receive from Helen?
(a) A letter
(b) Money
(c) Pictures
(d) Her will

14. Which of the following characters does Great-grandma summon first?
(a) Father
(b) Douglas
(c) Grandfather
(d) Tom

15. Where does Douglas go while Tom returns to the arcade?
(a) Drug store
(b) Home
(c) Ravine
(d) Library

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to talk to Douglas about how some people feel things more than others?

2. Why does Helen invite Bill to her house the next day?

3. What doesGgreat-grandma decide that she knows it is time for?

4. What does Douglas do with the fireflies at the end of this section?

5. In what month does Helen tell Bill she will be dead soon?

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