The Desperate Hours Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Joseph Hayes
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Desperate Hours Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Griffin say he plans to stay at the house?
(a) An hour.
(b) As long as he needs to do so.
(c) A few days.
(d) Until midnight.

2. Where does the situation in the wire report take place?
(a) Pittsburg.
(b) Terre Haute.
(c) Jonesburg.
(d) Fargo.

3. What is Chuck's occupation?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Truck driver.
(d) Priest.

4. What do Dan and Cindy do?
(a) Throw hot coffee in Robish and Griffin's faces.
(b) Get Hank's gun from him and push Hank outside.
(c) Attack Griffin.
(d) Fire a weapon to alert the neighbors.

5. What do the criminals tell Eleanor and Cindy to do?
(a) Make up some bed with linens.
(b) Make some dinner.
(c) Draw some bath water for the men.
(d) Take Ralphie and tie him in his bedroom.

6. Why does Hank become melancholy?
(a) Because he will never have a girl like Cindy or live in a nice house like the Hilliards'.
(b) Because his mother is very ill and Hank broke out to go see her.
(c) Because a pint of whiskey is barely enough to get high.
(d) Because he has no chance of ever getting out of prison alive if he is recaptured.

7. Who is the last one to arrive at the Hilliard home?
(a) Rickie.
(b) Ralphie.
(c) Charles.
(d) Winston.

8. Who is Ralphie?
(a) Dan and Eleanor Hilliard's son.
(b) Dan and Eleanor Hilliard's grandson.
(c) The hit and run victim.
(d) Dan and Eleanor Hilliard's next door neighbor's son.

9. How does Griffin get inside the Hilliard's home?
(a) He pushes his way inside past Eleanor.
(b) He breaks a window.
(c) He breaks the side door down.
(d) He is invited inside by Eleanor.

10. Why is Bard fearful of the man mentioned in the wire report?
(a) The man has sworn revenge on Bard.
(b) The man is serial murderer.
(c) The man once wounded Bard very badly.
(d) The man is Bard's psychopathic brother.

11. Who is Chuck?
(a) The husband of Helen.
(b) Cindy's boyfriend.
(c) Glenn's cousin.
(d) Dan's business partner.

12. Who do the police hope will lead them to the men for whom they are searching?
(a) Winston's psychic ability.
(b) Samuel's brother.
(c) A bloodhound.
(d) Glenn's girlfriend.

13. How long has Robish been in prison?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 18 years.
(c) A few months.
(d) 28 years.

14. Whose responsibility is the situation in the wire report?
(a) The FBI.
(b) The Fargo Police Department.
(c) The Indiana State Police.
(d) The CIA.

15. Where has Helen Laski been spotted?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Davenport.
(c) Columbus.
(d) Terre Haute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ralphie want to do?

2. How does Dan realize that something is wrong in his house?

3. To where does the setting of the scene shift?

4. What is Dan's response to Ralphie's request.

5. What does Dan want to do?

(see the answer keys)

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