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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 do Cathy and Chris begin teaching the twins after they celebrate their birthday in Chapter 12?

2. What does Cathy cut herself with in Chapter 13?

3. What is Cathy upset that her mother forgot to include in her gifts in Chapter 17?

4. What is the title of Chapter 17?

5. Who slaps Chris when he is found outside of the room in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens when the Mother discovers Chris out of the room in Chapter 11?

6. How does Cory come to have a pet mouse?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the portrayal of death that is presented in the book. What impact did Cory's death have on you as the reader? What does the mother's reaction to his death say about her ultimate motivations at the mansion?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the mother's surroundings versus the children's in Foxworth Hall. What can we learn about the motivations of the mother, based on her immaculate room and the children's old dusty attic?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the concept of sex that is portrayed in the book. How do Chris and Cathy's views of sex become misconstrued when they are forced to teach themselves about the act together?

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