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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Bart's grandmother tell him her son ran away to in the chapter, My Heart's Desire?
(a) California.
(b) Alabama.
(c) East.
(d) South.

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

3. What is the name of Cathy's injured ballet student?
(a) Emma.
(b) Melodie.
(c) Corrine.
(d) Nicole.

4. What is the narrator in the prologue sitting by?
(a) A window in the mansion.
(b) Paul's statues.
(c) The wall.
(d) Rose bushes.

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

6. Who tells Bart his real father's name?
(a) John Amos.
(b) The rich woman.
(c) Jory.
(d) Cathy.

7. When Jory comes home from ballet class early to speak with Bart, who does Jory find Bart with?
(a) The rich woman.
(b) Emma.
(c) John Amos.
(d) Cindy.

8. When Jory is eavesdropping on his parents' argument downstairs, Cathy asks Chris if she reminds him of _______.
(a) Madame Marisha.
(b) Malcolm.
(c) Corinne.
(d) Her.

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

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

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

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

13. Who does Jory think his parents show their most fervent side to?
(a) Each other.
(b) Their friends.
(c) Their children.
(d) Madame Marisha.

14. Who is Cathy's third husband?
(a) Paul.
(b) Chris.
(c) Julian.
(d) Malcolm.

15. What did Bart accidentally kill by squeezing too tight?
(a) Bunny.
(b) Caterpillar.
(c) Mouse.
(d) Chick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bart say when he meets Cindy?

2. In the chapter titled Shadows, Bart thinks pretending to be an _________ is tiring.

3. When Bart's grandmother pokes her head over the wall to remind him to feed his pet, what does she find him over?

4. Who does Cindy remind Cathy of?

5. The rich woman was married to Bart's _________.

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