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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 kind of deep beliefs did the children's mother say her parents had when she was growing up?
(a) Working hard.
(b) Educational.
(c) Sinning.
(d) Religious.

2. Who becomes a father figure to the children in the attic after they have been there for some time?
(a) John Amos.
(b) Chris.
(c) Jim Johnson.
(d) Their grandfather.

3. Where does Cory hide when he is lost and nearly suffocates?
(a) In a closet.
(b) Under the bed.
(c) A trunk.
(d) In the hamper.

4. How did the Mother's parents react when they discovered her relationship with Christopher?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Sad.
(c) Excited.
(d) Shocked.

5. How far do the children and their mother have to walk to get to the grandparents' home once arriving in the town they live in?
(a) Several miles.
(b) A few hundred yards.
(c) Twenty miles.
(d) A mile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What course does Cathy become frustrated that her mother isn't excelling in?

2. What is the title of Chapter 4?

3. What relation does the grandmother tell the children their father had to their mother?

4. What expensive gift does the Mother bring to Carrie at the end of Chapter 9?

5. How does the Dollanganger children's father die?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Dollanganger family accepted at Foxworth Hall when they first arrive there?

2. What does the Dollanganger children's mother do at her husband's desk just after his death?

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

4. What is the nature of the grandmother's speech to the children at the end of Chapter 2?

5. How do the twins react when the grandmother gives them a mean speech in Chapter 5?

6. What is the nature of the list of rules the grandmother gives the children on their first day at Foxworth Hall?

7. How is the schoolroom the children find in the attic described?

8. How does the mother tell the children she plans on earning a living in Chapter 6?

9. How does the grandmother show a small amount of compassion towards the children in Chapter 8?

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

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