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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In My Heart's Desire, what does John Amos tell Bart being clever is?
(a) Knowing nothing is ever enough.
(b) Getting away with a deception.
(c) Not letting people suspect how smart you are.
(d) Swiping their treasures from under their noses.

2. What is Bart told his "real" father's name is?
(a) Chris Sheffield.
(b) Bartholomew Winslow.
(c) Julian Marquet.
(d) Malcolm Foxworth.

3. When one of Cathy's ballet students is injured in a car accident, what does Cathy beg Chris to do?
(a) Become the student's doctor.
(b) Move to South Carolina.
(c) Take over Cathy's classes.
(d) Adopt the student's child.

4. According to John Amos, "_____ is what women use to make men weak."
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Tears.
(c) Sin.
(d) Appetites.

5. In the beginning of the novel, in the attic, Chris assures Cathy that _______ is dead.
(a) Nicole.
(b) The butler.
(c) Madame Marisha.
(d) The grandmother.

6. Whose life does Cathy say she might have saved the only time she'd been right?
(a) Paul's.
(b) Damien's.
(c) Nicole's.
(d) Cory's.

7. How old does Bart tell his grandmother he'll be turning on his next birthday?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Forty-two.
(d) Nine.

8. What is Bart pretending to be when he first meets the rich woman?
(a) Mountain climber.
(b) General.
(c) Submarine commander.
(d) Cowboy.

9. Who is Emma talking about in the chapter titled Shadows when she says, "Isn't she a living doll?"
(a) Cindy.
(b) Apple.
(c) Melodie.
(d) Cathy.

10. When Jory is trapped in the attic, watching his parents, what does he feel ashamed for doing?
(a) Lying.
(b) Crushing a paper flower.
(c) Spying.
(d) Urinating in his pants.

11. Who invites Bart to the mansion first?
(a) The rich woman.
(b) Emma.
(c) Melodie.
(d) John Amos.

12. In My Heart's Desire, what does John Amos whisper of when he leads Bart to his cubby-hole?
(a) Snake bites.
(b) Corruptible youth.
(c) Rose thorns.
(d) Man-doings.

13. After meeting with the old woman in the mansion for the first time, Jory thinks that two _____ are more than enough.
(a) Pets.
(b) Grandmothers.
(c) Crazies.
(d) Elderly Neighbors.

14. Who does Bart dream is leaving him?
(a) Cathy.
(b) Jory.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) Chris.

15. What does Bart try to train his new pet to be?
(a) Circus bear.
(b) Snake.
(c) Rescue dog.
(d) Pony.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cindy is Jory's _______.

2. What does Bart say when he meets Cindy?

3. In the first chapter, what leads Chris and Jory upstairs?

4. When the mansion is under renovation, who tells the boys to stay off the wall?

5. What pieces of furniture does Chris see in the attic that upsets him?

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