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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. Which character dressed in a red smock when Eden and Andrew were young?
(a) Andrew's mother.
(b) Edith.
(c) T.J.s mother.
(d) Eden.

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

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

4. What did Jim always have in his pocket for young Andy?
(a) Pen.
(b) Gum.
(c) Candy.
(d) Marbles.

5. What does Eden say about Andrew's father at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) A good man.
(b) He was brave, but foolish.
(c) Awful.
(d) He was scared.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Andrew plan to do with his childhood home?

2. How did Edith feel about Jim and Eden's relationship?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Andrew observe about Eden when she was carried out on a stretcher the night her father was killed?

2. What does Andrew dream about the night of his mother's funeral?

3. How did Andy find out that Eden and Sean were a couple?

4. How did Eden become part of T.J., Sean and Andy's circle?

5. What do Andrew and his son Billy talk about on the phone when Martha calls from Nantucket?

6. What was Andrew attracted to about Martha when he first met her?

7. What is Edith's reaction when Andrew knocks on her door and wants to visit Eden?

8. Describe Eden's physical appearance when Andrew sees her sitting at the top of the stairs in her house.

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

10. Why does Andrew return to his mother's house?

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