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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vinny do with anything Mr. Rice leaves at the house?
(a) Gives it to a local homeless man.
(b) Burns it all.
(c) Packs it in a box and puts it in the cellar.
(d) Gives it to a thrift shop.

2. What is Mr. Baxter's position?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Choirmaster of the Anglican church.
(c) Chief of police.
(d) Headmaster of the elementary school.

3. What does Charlotte say about Eliza one day to the children?
(a) She is dead.
(b) She is not coming back.
(c) She is in a hospital and cannot wake up.
(d) She will be home the next day.

4. Who is Isobel Fairfax?
(a) A young girl in Italy.
(b) A young girl in New England.
(c) An elderly woman in New England.
(d) The narrator.

5. For what do the Baxters make excuses?
(a) Their daughter not coming with them.
(b) Not eating the undercooked meat.
(c) Their son not coming with them.
(d) Not bringing the wine they said they were going to bring.

6. Who goes into Boscrambe Woods first when the family is on a picnic?
(a) Eliza.
(b) Vinny.
(c) Gordon.
(d) Charlotte.

7. Where does Charlotte serve the children lunch?
(a) In the formal dining room.
(b) In bed.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) On the patio.

8. What is Francis Fairfax's main occupation?
(a) Adventurer.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Advocate.
(d) Astronomer.

9. With what is Gordon having difficulty?
(a) Getting Charles to talk with him.
(b) Getting Isobel to get a job.
(c) Lighting the grill.
(d) Stopping from crying about his wife.

10. What does Charles find that he incorporates into his theories about his mother?
(a) A wedding ring.
(b) A monogrammed handkerchief.
(c) Monogrammed stationary.
(d) A belt that looks like one his mother wore.

11. What does Francis Fairfax give his wife when he marries?
(a) The famous Fairfax Jewel.
(b) A thousand pounds.
(c) A separate allowance.
(d) An expensive mare.

12. What is the table covered in one morning when Isobel goes downstairs?
(a) Maps.
(b) Lottery tickets.
(c) Raw meat.
(d) Receipts.

13. What does Debbie have a history of?
(a) Hysteria.
(b) Failed parties.
(c) Lying.
(d) Disappearing.

14. What does Isobel see when she experiences a time warp in this section?
(a) Eliza in a past life in the 1700s.
(b) Her father as a fighter pilot.
(c) A young Vinny.
(d) Eliza as a child.

15. How does Eunice upset Isobel?
(a) She tells Isobel she heard Malcolm is dating Hilary.
(b) She tells Isobel that Isobel's mother was not a nice lady.
(c) She tells Isobel that her new puppy belongs to a neighbor.
(d) She tells Isobel that it's sad Isobel is so tall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date of the setting of the novel?

2. Where is Charles born?

3. Where does Isobel think she has been transported one day on her way home from school?

4. What is Mr. Primrose wearing when Isobel spies him?

5. What do Charles and Isobel watch during the night?

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