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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 the grandmother do to the person who bites her in Chapter 5?
(a) Yells at him.
(b) Yells at her.
(c) Kicks him.
(d) Kicks her.

2. Who first comes down with a terrible cold in Chapter 9?
(a) Cory.
(b) Chris.
(c) Carrie.
(d) Cathy.

3. What game do Cathy and Chris play together in Chapter 5?
(a) Jacks.
(b) Cards.
(c) Checkers.
(d) Chess.

4. How old is the Dollanganger children's father when he dies?
(a) 36.
(b) 50.
(c) 40.
(d) 45.

5. Where do the children try and sunbathe in the attic?
(a) In the backyard.
(b) On the porch.
(c) Under the windows.
(d) On the roof.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cathy react when her mother tells her she is having a baby?

2. Who does the grandmother tell the children the person she has whipped at the beginning of Chapter 5 committed crimes against?

3. Who does the grandmother not wish to raise suspicions to regarding the children being at her house?

4. What is the name of the children's mother's childhood home?

5. What is the title of Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cathy wish about her grandfather at the end of Chapter 3?

2. Describe the condition of the Mother at the beginning of Chapter 5.

3. What happens when the children play hide and seek in the attic during winter?

4. How is the Mother's childhood home described when the children see it for the first time?

5. What happens when the twins come down with a cold in Chapter 9?

6. How does Chris try to make the attic more enjoyable for the twins in Chapter 4?

7. What does the Mother reveal about the grandfather to her children at the end of Chapter 7?

8. How does Chris help Cathy deal with the twins in Chapter 7?

9. How does Cathy react when her mother comes into the attic in sailing clothes?

10. How does the Dollanganger children's father die in the book?

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