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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chuck found out from a neighbor that Henry Peterson had been affiliated with his father in what way?
(a) His lawyer.
(b) His tailor.
(c) His accountant.
(d) His therapist.

2. Holly comes to believe by the end of the section called "December 16, 2020" that which character is an Outsider?
(a) Chet.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Jerome.
(d) Pete.

3. 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) Uncle.
(b) Brother.
(c) Great-uncle.
(d) Grandfather.

4. Albie told his grandson Chuck that he had "only been up to that damn cupola" (134) how many times in total?
(a) 24.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

5. What is the last name of Holly's current business partner Pete?
(a) Hodges.
(b) Huntley.
(c) Ondowsky.
(d) Anderson.

6. The first sentence of Act I: I Contain Multitudes states that Chuck was looking forward to which event?
(a) Having a baby sister.
(b) Having a niece.
(c) Having a nephew.
(d) Having a baby brother.

7. How many short steps are included in the flight of the stairs leading to the cupola?
(a) 9.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

8. How many specific people did Albie name when he told Chuck about seeing people's coming deaths in the cupola?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

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

11. In what location does Holly discover the Outsider's clothes after his demise?
(a) On her bed.
(b) At the bottom of the elevator shaft.
(c) In the bathtub.
(d) In the street.

12. How long before Chuck "died of a brain tumor" did he tell "his wife the truth about the scar on the back of his hand" (146)?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 3 months.

13. Albie is said to have "at least" told "part of the truth" (133) about the cupola to his grandson Chuck just before Chuck turned how old?
(a) 13.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 16.

14. While Holly is watching a show breaking news announces that an explosion has occurred at what type of school in Pineborough, Pennsylvania?
(a) High.
(b) Elementary.
(c) Graduate.
(d) Middle.

15. In the section called "December 17, 2020," Holly arranges to meet Chet at what location the following day?
(a) The mall.
(b) The library.
(c) The elementary school.
(d) The amusement park.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dan says that he first saw the Outsider when he was how many years old?

2. How old was Chuck when he moved in with his grandparents, Albie and Sarah Krantz?

3. Holly realizes in the section called "December 9-13, 2020" that at one point, she saw which feature on Chet's face before seeing it missing the next time?

4. What is the name of the therapist to whom Holly told her story about the Outsider?

5. In what year of high school was Chuck when his grandfather Albie died?

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