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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) A wound.
(b) A mustache.
(c) A beard.
(d) A mole.

3. After Chuck cries over his grandfather Albie's personal effects, what action does he take?
(a) He calls his uncle.
(b) He falls down the stairs.
(c) He hears a voice and jumps.
(d) He unlocks the door to the cupola.

4. In what month just after the end of Chuck's eighth grade year did his grandmother Sarah die?
(a) June.
(b) August.
(c) July.
(d) May.

5. Albie told Chuck that he swore never to return to the cupola and that when he broke his promise, he saw a future associated with whom?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Alyssa.
(c) Chuck.
(d) Himself.

6. How old was Chuck when he moved in with his grandparents, Albie and Sarah Krantz?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 14.

7. Which character does Holly nearly call in the section entitled "December 14, 2020"?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Chet.
(c) Pete.
(d) Jerome.

8. When Dan's grandson calls Holly in the section called "December 22, 2020," she asks him to tell Dan what fact about the Outsider?
(a) It is gone.
(b) It is wounded.
(c) It is dead.
(d) It is back.

9. In what year did Sarah and Albie Krantz move into the home where they later raised Chuck?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1971.

10. In what style did Albie say the family's home had been fashioned when he told Chuck about the cupola for the first time?
(a) Ranch.
(b) Victorian.
(c) Arts and crafts.
(d) Grecian.

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

12. What is the last name of Holly, the protagonist of the story entitled "If It Bleeds"?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Merrill.
(c) Gibney.
(d) Galleon.

13. What is the name of the business owned by Holly?
(a) Finders Keepers.
(b) Better Beepers.
(c) Kooky Closets.
(d) Another Way.

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

15. How many people are eventually revealed to have been killed in the explosion featured on the news?
(a) 12.
(b) 53.
(c) 31.
(d) 23.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name had already been picked out for the unborn child who died in the accident with Chuck's parents?

2. In what year was Chuck's childhood home with his grandparents built, according to Albie?

3. What is the last name of Holly's current business partner Pete?

4. 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?

5. To whom does Holly send a flash drive in the prologue of the story "If It Bleeds"?

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