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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who told DeSalvo the story about the night of the shooting after Edith tried to kill Eden for the second time?
(a) Andrew.
(b) T.J.
(c) Edith.
(d) Eden.

2. How does Eden learn that Edith is selling the house?
(a) She heard her talking on the phone.
(b) Andrew told her.
(c) T.J. called her.
(d) From someone who came by to look at the house.

3. What emotion does Mr. O'Brien express when Andrew stops in to visit him?
(a) Fear.
(b) Depression.
(c) Anger.
(d) Happiness.

4. Where does Andrew find his mother's important papers?
(a) In a box under the bed.
(b) Filing cabinet.
(c) Basement.
(d) Shelf in the closet.

5. What does Eden tell Andrew about Jim in Chapter 5?
(a) He refused to acknowledge what was happening.
(b) He was difficult.
(c) He was always in her bed in one way or another.
(d) He hated her.

6. 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) Eden has been injured.
(c) He feels a burning sensation in his arm.
(d) Edith is mentally ill.

7. What kind of restaurant does Andrew usually eat lunch at during his work week in New York City?
(a) Sub shop.
(b) French.
(c) Italian.
(d) Thai.

8. What dazes Andrew when he steps into T.J.'s foyer?
(a) Mirrored walls.
(b) Friendly dog.
(c) Chandelier.
(d) Loud music.

9. What kind of garden is Andrew tending when Edith comes over and asks him to stay away from Eden?
(a) Herb.
(b) Vegetable.
(c) Flower.
(d) Rose.

10. What does Andrew apologize to T.J. for when they are fixing up Edith's house?
(a) Believing he was in love with Eden.
(b) For acting rudely at T.J.'s house.
(c) Thinking he had been the one to shoot Jim.
(d) Believing he knew who the intruder was.

11. What is one of the things Andrew thinks about doing with Eden in New York City at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Attending a political rally.
(b) Going to a concert and listening to a piano.
(c) Watching fireworks.
(d) Going to a museum.

12. What is the weather like when Andrew goes for a walk the night he finds a dog in the road?
(a) Foggy.
(b) Calm.
(c) Stormy.
(d) Cold.

13. What did Andrew see in Eden's face and body when he came down to the kitchen with Edith?
(a) Despair.
(b) Terror.
(c) Intimidation.
(d) Freedom.

14. What is the wallpaper design in Eden's bedroom?
(a) Pink roses.
(b) Vines.
(c) Fleur-de-lis.
(d) Birds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What image about Billy comes to Andrew's mind at the end of Chapter 5?

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

3. What emotion does Andrew see on Eden's face after she warns him Edith is in the bedroom?

4. What month is it in the last chapter of the novel?

5. What does DeSalvo ask that O'Brien receive in Chapter 6?

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