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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of bed does Chris see in his mother's room?
(a) A racecar bed.
(b) A canopy bed.
(c) A swan bed.
(d) A small wooden bed.

3. What is the title of the chapter when Cathy and Chris' plan to escape is halted when Cory gets ill?
(a) "To Find a Friend".
(b) "Color All Days Blue, but Save One for Black".
(c) "My Stepfather".
(d) "Escape".

4. What is the title of Chapter 17?
(a) "My Stepfather".
(b) "At Last, Momma".
(c) "Escape".
(d) "To Make a Garden Grow".

5. Which of the following things does Chris not witness the Mother and her date doing when he sees them in Chapter 11?
(a) Talk about going into her bedroom.
(b) Come into the hallway.
(c) Fight.
(d) Kiss each other.

6. What is Cathy worried will happen after looking at a book in her mother's room?
(a) She will be free.
(b) Her soul will be damned.
(c) She will die.
(d) She will be sad.

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

8. How is the Mother dressed at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) In an expensive gown.
(b) In blue jeans.
(c) In sailing clothes.
(d) In a bathing suit.

9. How is the grandfather described when Chris and Cathy see him at the Christmas party?
(a) In a wheelchair.
(b) Personable.
(c) Vital.
(d) In a good mood.

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

11. What kind of room does Chris find that has animal heads on the wall?
(a) A school room.
(b) A hospital room.
(c) A chapel.
(d) A trophy room.

12. What does the grandmother accuse Chris and Cathy of in Chapter 13?
(a) Being mean to the twins.
(b) Incest.
(c) Eating too much.
(d) Lying.

13. What does Chris do when he begins sneaking out of the bedroom in Chapter 18?
(a) Stealing money.
(b) Stealing clothes.
(c) Stealing food.
(d) Torturing the grandfather.

14. What kind of activities does Cathy find people doing in a book she finds in her mother's room?
(a) Chilren playing.
(b) Playing with animals.
(c) Collecting rock.
(d) People having sex.

15. What does Cathy think of doing when she goes out on the roof in Chapter 17?
(a) Starving herself.
(b) Running away.
(c) Killing her mother.
(d) Killing herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Chris and Cathy go when they first escape the room one night?

2. How many days later does the Mother return to visit the children in Chapter 18?

3. What do the children find to put the pet mouse in?

4. What does the grandmother beat Cathy with after breaking her whip?

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

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