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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 is Debbie?
(a) One of Isobel's children.
(b) One of the neighbors.
(c) Gordon's sister.
(d) Gordon's second wife.

2. What is Lady Fairfax known to do?
(a) Have fits of hysteria.
(b) Walk in the woods.
(c) Have fits of anger.
(d) Hold seances.

3. What does Isobel notice about Aubrey one day?
(a) She has a bad cough.
(b) She seems to be gaining weight.
(c) She has changed the color of her lipstick.
(d) She has grown a couple inches.

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

5. Why is Malcolm's mother disappointed?
(a) Because Isobel is not Hilary.
(b) Because Malcolm's father does not visit.
(c) Because Malcolm does not bring her chocolate.
(d) Because Malcolm does nolt bring her flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Vinny criticize Isobel?

2. Who goes into Boscrambe Woods first when the family is on a picnic?

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

4. With what is Debbie obsessed when Isobel arrives home?

5. Who claims to be the mother of the baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Isobel and Charles find their mother and what do they do?

2. Give a very brief synopsis of the Fairfax family's status over time.

3. What are the signs that Vinny is a poor caregiver for the children?

4. Who is Francis Fairfax, and what does the narrator write about him?

5. Who is Audrey, and how does her father treat her?

6. How does Vinny treat the children?

7. How does Isobel come to find a single, unusual shoe in Vinny's closet and what is Vinny's reaction?

8. What does Isobel observe on a visit to the Baxters in autumn?

9. What does Isobel say are Charles' hobbies, and how does he relate one of his hobbies to his mother?

10. How do Charlotte and Vinny treat Eliza and what is her response?

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