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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What affliction did Eden suffer from when she was injured the night her father was killed?
(a) Nightmares.
(b) Blindness.
(c) Deafness.
(d) Anxiety.

3. What color velvet drapes are on the stage where refreshments are served in Chapter 1?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Gold.

4. How old was Eden Close the night her father was killed?
(a) Ten years old.
(b) Eighteen years old.
(c) Fourteen years old.
(d) Twelve years old.

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

6. What work did Jim do?
(a) Dairyman.
(b) Salesman.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Police Officer.

7. What was Sean arrested for in the summer before the shooting?
(a) Damaging the high school.
(b) Selling drugs.
(c) Public profanity.
(d) Speeding and drunk driving.

8. 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.

9. What hours does Edith work every day?
(a) Twelve to nine.
(b) One to five.
(c) Nine to six.
(d) Ten to two.

10. What does Andrew find in his closet that he wears doing chores around his mother's house the day after the funeral?
(a) Track shorts from high school.
(b) Bell bottom jeans.
(c) Painter's pants.
(d) Jean cutoffs.

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

12. Where does Billy's son live?
(a) New York City.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Nantucket.
(d) Syracuse.

13. Where does Andrew see scars on Eden's face?
(a) Jaw.
(b) Near the temple.
(c) Nose.
(d) Left cheek.

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

15. What were Sean's parents known for?
(a) Fights.
(b) Throwing big parties.
(c) Biggest garden in town.
(d) Charitable work.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Eden when she briefly became a tomboy?

3. What was Eden reading the night of the shooting?

4. How does Andrew describe Eden's hair when he sees her for the first time after his mother's funeral?

5. Where is Andrew thinking of taking his son camping?

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