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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. Who does Chris overhear saying that their grandfather has been dead for months?
(a) Bartholomew Wilson.
(b) Jim Johnson.
(c) John Amos.
(d) Malcolm Garland.

2. What does the grandmother beat Cathy with after breaking her whip?
(a) A stick.
(b) A belt.
(c) A spoon.
(d) A brush.

3. Where does the Mother tell her children she was for so long in Chapter 18?
(a) In rehab.
(b) In her new house.
(c) In jail.
(d) On her honeymoon.

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

5. What does Cathy cut herself with in Chapter 13?
(a) Scissors.
(b) Plastic.
(c) Glass.
(d) A knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 14?

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

3. Who finds a pet mouse in the attic?

4. What does Cathy think of doing when she goes out on the roof in Chapter 17?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happens when grandmother finds Chris in front of a window in Chapter 15?

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