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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How far outside town is Andrew's house?
(a) Four miles.
(b) Ten miles.
(c) Two miles.
(d) Twenty miles.

3. What is the name of Andrew's son?
(a) John.
(b) Sam.
(c) Cody.
(d) Billy.

4. What item of his father's does Andrew plan to take home with him?
(a) Watch.
(b) Brush.
(c) Hat.
(d) Money clip.

5. Who calls Eden "a real knock-out."
(a) Sean.
(b) Andrew.
(c) T.J.
(d) Andy's dad.

6. What kind of car did Jim always buy?
(a) Honda.
(b) Buick.
(c) Ford.
(d) Cadillac.

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

8. How far apart are Andrew and his neighbor's house?
(a) Two thousand feet.
(b) Two miles.
(c) Less than seventy feet.
(d) Five hundred feet.

9. What did Eden shoplift from Woolworth's?
(a) Purse.
(b) Earrings and rings.
(c) Dress.
(d) Shoes.

10. Who is the narrator of the novel, "Eden Close"?
(a) Andrew.
(b) T.J.
(c) Eden.
(d) Edith.

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

12. What month was a baby left outside the Closes' home?
(a) May.
(b) June.
(c) August.
(d) October.

13. What did Andrew's father tell Andrew and his mother about what happened to Eden the night her father was killed?
(a) She was unconscious.
(b) She was assualted.
(c) She fell and broke her arm.
(d) She had a concussion.

14. What does Eden remember about Andrew's hair the summer before he left for college?
(a) He was growing it long.
(b) It was starting to grey.
(c) He shaved it off.
(d) It was bleached blond from the sun.

15. What was Eden hit with in Chapter 2 that left a scar on her cheekbone?
(a) Rock.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Hockey puck.
(d) Tree branch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Andrew do to his mother's house the morning after the funeral?

2. How old was Eden Close the night her father was killed?

3. What color eyes does Eden have?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 3, how long has it been since Andrew last entered the Closes' house?

5. What word did Andrew's mother use when Eden was young to describe Jim's "inability to discipline his daughter"?

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