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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the weather like in Chapter 1 when Andrew is trying to sleep and awakens from a dream about his childhood?
(a) Hot and humid.
(b) Snowy.
(c) Rainy and stormy.
(d) Cold and dry.

2. What does Andrew say he loves after a "fresh rain"?
(a) Clean streets.
(b) Dark pavement.
(c) The earth.
(d) Wet trees.

3. What is the realization that Andrew comes to that is described in the final sentence of Chapter 5?
(a) The gun is not intended for him.
(b) Edith is mentally ill.
(c) Eden has been injured.
(d) He feels a burning sensation in his arm.

4. Why did Eden never say no to Jim?
(a) She felt it was her fault.
(b) She didn't understand what was happening.
(c) She felt scared.
(d) It was what she had to offer him.

5. Who died of a massive stroke?
(a) Mrs. Close.
(b) Andrew's father.
(c) Andrew's mother.
(d) Mr. Close.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does DeSalvo return to Andrew when he and Edith are talking in a garden?

2. What animal tried to harm baby Eden when she was left outside in her carriage one afternoon?

3. What affliction did Eden suffer from when she was injured the night her father was killed?

4. What simile does the author use to describe Andrew's leap off the bed in Eden's bedroom?

5. What did Andrew's father help Jim do with a swing set for Eden?

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