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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the grandmother remove from the room at the end of Chapter 13?

2. What is the title of Chapter 17?

3. How many days later does the Mother return to visit the children in Chapter 18?

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

5. What does Chris do when he begins sneaking out of the bedroom in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How is Cathy's hair ruined in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Incest is a theme presented in various ways in the book. Part 1.) How might the children's opinions of their parents change after discovering they were related? Part 2.) How does the grandmother inadvertently cause the incest to occur between Cathy and Chris, and what impact must this have on her? Part 3.) How does the author almost make incest excusable in the book, and what reason does she have for this?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the dual nature of the grandmother that is portrayed in the book. What do you think is the grandmother's true feelings regarding the children, based on her mixture of punishment and occasional compassion in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Rules are integral part of the children's lives in the mansion, and also tell a lot about the nature of the grandmother's character. Part 1.) What can we learn about the nature of the grandmother based on the rules she makes the children adhere to? Part 2.) What impact do the rules of the mansion have on the way the children grow up? Part 3.) What flaws are present in the rules of the mansion, and why is the grandmother not able to recognize this?

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