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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 is the title of Chapter 11?
(a) "One Rainy Afternoon".
(b) "A Taste of Heaven".
(c) "Christopher's Exploration and Its Repercussions".
(d) "The Christmas Party".

2. Who tells the children that Cory died?
(a) The Mother.
(b) Jim Johnson.
(c) The grandmother.
(d) John Amos.

3. What is the name of the Mother's date to the Christmas party?
(a) Bartholomew Winslow.
(b) Chris Garland.
(c) Jim Johnson.
(d) John Amos.

4. What does the Mother come to talk to Cathy about in Chapter 12?
(a) Menstruation.
(b) Sex.
(c) Boys.
(d) Cleanliness.

5. What rare treat does the grandmother include in the basket when she finally gives them food in Chapter 13?
(a) Powdered donuts.
(b) Muffins.
(c) Chocolate cake.
(d) Cookies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Mother tell her children she was for so long in Chapter 18?

2. Who stands near a window and is reprimanded by the grandmother in Chapter 15?

3. What is the title of Chapter 19?

4. What does the grandmother put in Cathy's hair to ruin it?

5. Who does Chris overhear saying that their grandfather has been dead for months?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Chris learn about his mother from John Amos at the end of Chapter 20?

3. How is the trophy room in Foxworth Hall described in the book?

4. What kind of book does Cathy find in her mother's room in Chapter 18?

5. What do the children realize is the reason their mother hasn't visited them in a month in Chapter 18?

6. How does the Mother discuss menstruation with Cathy in the book?

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

8. How is Bartholomew Winslow first described in the book?

9. How do the grandmother and mother react when Cory becomes ill in Chapter 20?

10. What do Chris and Cathy witness at the Christmas party while hiding in a cupboard?

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