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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Chuck dared himself to climb the stairs to the cupola, what object did he always touch?
(a) The doorknob.
(b) The padlock.
(c) The carved initials.
(d) The dent.

2. Holly asserts in the section called "December 16, 2020" that the Outsider from the Marysville Hole did not show up in what way?
(a) On film.
(b) In print.
(c) In person.
(d) On paper.

3. Which person's future death did Chuck foresee when he entered the cupola?
(a) His daughter's.
(b) His own.
(c) His son's.
(d) His wife's.

4. Dan says that he first saw the Outsider when he was how many years old?
(a) 9.
(b) 13.
(c) 45.
(d) 31.

5. What kind of person strokes his mustache when the section entitled "December 8-9, 2020" begins?
(a) A delivery driver.
(b) A receptionist.
(c) A garbage collector.
(d) A teacher.

6. The first time the scene changes within "December 8-9, 2020," Holly is getting ready to watch what type of show at 3 in the afternoon?
(a) Court.
(b) Documentary.
(c) Talk show.
(d) Soap opera.

7. How many children in total were in the dancing club the year Chuck joined?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.

8. In the section of the story "If It Bleeds" entitled "December 9-13," Holly returns to her hometown to help which of her relatives named Henry move into a nursing home?
(a) Brother.
(b) Great-uncle.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Uncle.

9. How old was Chuck when his grandparents Sarah and Albie took him to Disney World?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

10. Jerome Robinson works part-time for Holly while he pursues which other endeavor?
(a) Training for a marathon.
(b) Remodeling his home.
(c) Inventing an app.
(d) Writing a book.

11. Albie told Chuck that he visited the cupola so infrequently because it was full of what?
(a) Spiders.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Memories.
(d) Dust.

12. In what year of high school was Chuck when his grandfather Albie died?
(a) Senior.
(b) Sophomore.
(c) Junior.
(d) Freshman.

13. In what year was Chuck's childhood home with his grandparents built, according to Albie?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1901.

14. What tool does Holly use to create a report of her progress for Ralph?
(a) A diagram.
(b) A pencil.
(c) A voice recorder.
(d) A video camera.

15. When Holly gets a call in the section entitled "December 15, 2020," she then travels home to which state?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Maine.
(c) Vermont.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state was the door to the cupola throughout Chuck's childhood?

2. How many miles away did Chuck's immediate family live from the home of his grandparents, Albie and Sarah?

3. Holly declares in "December 16, 2020" that the Outsiders feed on all but which of the following elements?

4. What is the last name of the man named Dan whom Holly goes to meet in the section called "December 16, 2020"?

5. For what object was Sarah reaching in the convenience store when she dropped dead of a stroke?

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