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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the mansion was abandoned what would Bart and Jory try to save by opening the mansion doors?
(a) Mouse babies.
(b) Birds.
(c) House plants.
(d) Bottle caps.

2. What does Bart say when he meets Cindy?
(a) He wants to feed her.
(b) She reminds him of sour milk.
(c) He hates her.
(d) Nothing.

3. What food does Bart's pet refuse to eat when Bart first tries to feed him?
(a) Berries.
(b) Apple.
(c) Hay.
(d) Oats.

4. What do Jory and Bart plant to honor Uncle Cory's and Aunt Carrie's birthday?
(a) Pansies.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Roses.
(d) Nasturtiums.

5. What is the name of Cathy's attorney?
(a) Richard Blackguard.
(b) Jules Foxworth.
(c) Simon Daughtry.
(d) Damien Winter.

6. When Cathy and Chris are arguing in the chapter titled Sugar and Spice, who does Cathy say she took Bart from?
(a) Carrie.
(b) Nicole.
(c) Momma.
(d) Emma.

7. At the beginning of the chapter called My Heart's Desire, Bart says that Cindy is wicked for what?
(a) Splashing in a pool.
(b) Dropping sippy cups on the floor.
(c) For calling his mother "Momma."
(d) Not caring who sees her naked.

8. What is the rich woman hiding beneath her veil?
(a) Scars.
(b) Oxygen mask.
(c) Wart.
(d) Sores.

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

10. During their attic scene, how old does Chris say Cathy was when he knew her?
(a) Thirty two.
(b) Twenty seven.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Fourteen.

11. What does Bart take from Jory's garden and place into his?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Cindy's toy truck.
(c) Clovers collar.
(d) Rock Border.

12. In Malcolm's journal, Malcolm's father has him strip naked, whips him, and then locks him in the attic for what offense?
(a) Destroying his mother's childhood pictures.
(b) Hiding when his father called for him.
(c) Shredding his mother's old corsets.
(d) Smoking his father's tobacco.

13. What pieces of furniture does Chris see in the attic that upsets him?
(a) Armoirs.
(b) Wooden chests.
(c) Table lamps.
(d) Twin beds.

14. The rich woman was married to Bart's _________.
(a) Father.
(b) Step father.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Great grandfather.

15. What does Chris throw out of the attic windows in the chapter titled Jory?
(a) Picnic hamper.
(b) Paper flowers.
(c) Shreds of an old photo.
(d) Dustmop.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bart's grandmother promises Bart his heart's desire as she rocks him in her rocking chair, what uncharacteristic thing does Bart suddenly want?

2. Whose life does Cathy say she might have saved the only time she'd been right?

3. When Jory comes home from ballet class early to speak with Bart, who does Jory find Bart with?

4. In the beginning of the novel, in the attic, Chris assures Cathy that _______ is dead.

5. What does Bart try to train his new pet to be?

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