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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 does T.J. ask Andrew to do with him around 4 p.m. the day they are fixing up a house together?
(a) Go to a baseball game.
(b) Have dinner with Eden.
(c) Go for a run.
(d) Meet at a bar.

2. What chore does T.J. choose to help Andrew with in Chapter 6?
(a) Gutting the bathroom.
(b) Building a new deck.
(c) Painting the walls
(d) Sanding the floor.

3. Where does Andrew say the bullet from Edith's gun landed in Eden's bedroom?
(a) Above the bed.
(b) In the ceiling.
(c) The window.
(d) The floor.

4. Who built a box for the gun?
(a) Andrew's father.
(b) Jim.
(c) O'Brien.
(d) T.J.'s father.

5. What does DeSalvo ask that O'Brien receive in Chapter 6?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Tea.
(c) Hot chocolate.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Andrew go after he brings Eden back home in Chapter 4?

3. Who says "I won't have a son?"

4. Where does Andrew convince Eden to go when he takes her outside and lifts her over the broken porch step?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Edith intend when she comes into Eden's room when Eden and Andrew are making love?

2. What did Andrew find in Edith's dresser drawer?

3. What does Eden tell Andrew that makes him think differently of Jim?

4. Why does Andrew feel he has let Billy down?

5. What changes does Andrew make to Edith's kitchen in order to sell the house?

6. Why does Andrew buy Eden sneakers?

7. What important news does T.J. give Andrew when he calls to check on selling the house?

8. Why does DeSalvo come to Andrew's mother's house when Andrew is talking with Edith near the herb garden?

9. What happened the night of the shooting that the reader learns when Andrew is telling T.J. the story?

10. Why does Andrew visit Mr. O'Brien?

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