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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the main business in the town where Andrew grew up?
(a) Miller's Dairy.
(b) Sara's Beauty Salon.
(c) Sam's Lumber mill.
(d) Rand's Meatpacking plant.

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

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

4. What does Andrew drink from a jelly glass in his kitchen in Chapter 1?
(a) Orange juice.
(b) Ginger ale.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Tea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What noise does Andrew hear when he is getting ready to leave the Closes' house that makes him realize Eden must be awake?

2. What kind of job does Andrew have?

3. What was Sean's reaction when Eden refused to speak to him in the months before the shooting?

4. What does Billy want Andrew to not pack up in Chapter 3?

5. Where did Andy get his first job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Eden think she would die young?

2. Describe Edith Closes' appearance at Andrew's mother's funeral.

3. How does Andrew remember protecting his mother the night Jim was killed?

4. What does Andrew think T.J.'s motivation is for visiting him at his mother's house after her funeral?

5. What was Andy's opinion about stealing when Eden took jewelry from Woolworth's?

6. Who discovered Andrew's mother died?

7. What bothers Chief DeSalvo about the Close case?

8. In what way did Edith react when the paramedics tried to get her to lie down on a stretcher after her husband was killed?

9. What was Edith's reaction to the baby left at her house?

10. How did Eden react to her mother's show of affection when Jim was home?

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