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

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

3. What is the title of Chapter 16 of the book?
(a) "To Find a Friend".
(b) "My Stepfather".
(c) "Escape".
(d) "Color All Days Blue, but Save one for Black".

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

5. What does Chris overhear his grandmother saying about punishing the children while praying?
(a) That she wants to get rid of her daughter.
(b) That she hates God.
(c) That she hates the children.
(d) That she thought she was doing the right thing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the grandfather described when Chris and Cathy see him at the Christmas party?

2. How long does Cathy realize they have been trapped in the room at the end of Chapter 12?

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

4. What is Cathy worried will happen after looking at a book in her mother's room?

5. Which of the following things does Chris not witness the Mother and her date doing when he sees them in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Chris and Cathy come to make love for the first time?

2. What happens when Cathy tries to stop the grandmother from beating Chris in Chapter 15?

3. What does Cathy do one night when she finds her stepfather asleep in a chair?

4. How do Chris and Cathy go to a lake in Chapter 14?

5. What happens when Cathy falls and cuts herself with scissors?

6. What does Chris overhear his mother and Bart talking about while hiding in their room in Chapter 19?

7. What does Cathy notice about the gifts their mother brings them in Chapter 17?

8. How does Chris describe their mother's bedroom to Cathy?

9. How is Chris and Cathy's first kiss described in the book?

10. What does Chris do when the grandmother accuses him and Cathy of incest in Chapter 13?

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