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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What stipulation does the grandfather's will have that would make the Mother give all her inheritance to the grandmother?
(a) Discovery of her children.
(b) Her husband isn't dead.
(c) She remarries.
(d) The grandmother changes her mind.

2. Who slaps Chris when he is found outside of the room in Chapter 11?
(a) Cathy.
(b) The grandfather.
(c) The Mother.
(d) The grandmother.

3. What does the Mother tell the children is the reason she has been gone so long in Chapter 18?
(a) She got pregnant.
(b) Her father died.
(c) She remarried.
(d) She moved.

4. What do Chris and Cathy do after he tends to her wounds from being beaten by the grandmother?
(a) Kiss.
(b) Fight.
(c) Hug.
(d) Make love.

5. How long does the grandmother make the children go without food because Cathy won't cut her hair?
(a) 3 days.
(b) A week.
(c) 4 days.
(d) A day.

6. What does Cathy cut Chris' hair to make him look like in the book?
(a) Prince Charming.
(b) A grown man.
(c) A little boy.
(d) A king.

7. What does the grandmother remove from the room at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) The mirrors.
(b) The blankets.
(c) The toys.
(d) The mattresses.

8. How many days later does the Mother return to visit the children in Chapter 18?
(a) 12.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 10.

9. What does Chris use to make an impression of his mother's key of the bedroom door?
(a) Gum.
(b) A bar of soap.
(c) Styrofoam.
(d) Playdough.

10. What does Chris overhear Bart telling his mother happened one night as if it was a dream?
(a) Someone attacked him.
(b) He dreamed he had children.
(c) He heard kids.
(d) An angel kissed him.

11. Who is convinced their mother is sick or imprisoned when she doesn't visit them for a long time in Chapter 14?
(a) Carrie.
(b) Cathy.
(c) Chris.
(d) Cory.

12. What is the title of Chapter 19?
(a) "My Stepfather".
(b) "To Find a Friend".
(c) "Our Mother's Surprise".
(d) "At Last, Momma".

13. What do Cathy and Chris begin teaching the twins after they celebrate their birthday in Chapter 12?
(a) Science.
(b) Reading and writing.
(c) History.
(d) Math.

14. Who does Chris overhear saying that their grandfather has been dead for months?
(a) Bartholomew Wilson.
(b) Malcolm Garland.
(c) John Amos.
(d) Jim Johnson.

15. How long does the Mother go without visiting the children in Chapter 14?
(a) A month.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 11?

2. What is the title of Chapter 12?

3. Who eventually insists that Cory be taken to the hospital after he becomes very ill in Chapter 20?

4. What does Chris find his grandmother doing when he looks for valuables before escaping?

5. What does Chris decide to steal right before they are going to run away?

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