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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color eyes does Eden have?
(a) Blue-green.
(b) Grey.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Brown.

2. What does Chief DeSalvo say about the Closes' case when he and Andrew talk in Chapter 3?
(a) He's happy he solved it.
(b) The intruder was caught.
(c) The case bothers him.
(d) It was too bad Eden couldn't testify.

3. How does Eden tell the time?
(a) By the sounds she hears each day.
(b) She waits for Edith to tell her.
(c) A Braille clock.
(d) A clock with a chime.

4. Who shielded Andrew from seeing Jim Close's body being brought to the ambulance?
(a) His mother.
(b) A policeman.
(c) His father.
(d) The ambulance driver.

5. Where did Andrew and Martha first meet?
(a) On the beach.
(b) At their first job.
(c) Anti-war rally.
(d) Italy.

6. What did Andrew first notice about Martha when he met her?
(a) Her happiness.
(b) How tall she was.
(c) Her long blond hair.
(d) Her anger.

7. What is the name of Andrew's secretary?
(a) Betty.
(b) Susan.
(c) Leslie.
(d) Jayne.

8. What was Sean's reaction when Eden refused to speak to him in the months before the shooting?
(a) Ignored her.
(b) Laughed.
(c) Cried and then got angry.
(d) Shrugged it off.

9. What does Billy want Andrew to not pack up in Chapter 3?
(a) Mower.
(b) Tennis racket.
(c) Wooden go-cart.
(d) Volleyball net.

10. What position did Eden play in the baseball game described in Chapter 2?
(a) Third base.
(b) Catcher.
(c) Pitcher.
(d) Outfield.

11. What word did Andy use to describe the shirt his mother bought him for his first day of senior year?
(a) Comfortable.
(b) Classy.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Wimpy.

12. Where are refreshments served after the burial in Chapter 1?
(a) Ladies' Guild clubhouse.
(b) Andrew's home.
(c) Local restaurant.
(d) Church.

13. Who brought a pack of Old Gold cigarettes to the pond in winter?
(a) Sean.
(b) Eden.
(c) Andy.
(d) T.J.

14. Who lives in Water's Edge?
(a) Sean's parents.
(b) T.J.
(c) Geoffrey.
(d) Billy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Andrew drink from a jelly glass in his kitchen in Chapter 1?

2. What was the baby in when she was left at the Closes' home?

3. What did Andrew's father bring to the Closes' home the night Mr. Close was killed?

4. What did Eden invite Andy to do one summer day when he was off from work?

5. Who is the narrator of the novel, "Eden Close"?

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