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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Bart's grandmother pokes her head over the wall to remind him to feed his pet, what does she find him over?
(a) Dead kitten.
(b) Fish pond.
(c) Clover.
(d) Planks for a dog house.

3. What gift from his grandmother does Bart find waiting for him in the barn?
(a) Shetland pony.
(b) St. Bernard puppy.
(c) Miniature poodle.
(d) Calico kitten.

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

5. What is the name of the man Jory begins to remember from before Daddy Paul?
(a) John Amos.
(b) Julian Marquet.
(c) Bart Winslow.
(d) Malcolm Foxworth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Jory thinks that no one should be given more attention than _____.

3. What does Bart say when he meets Cindy?

4. What is Bart pretending to be when he first meets the rich woman?

5. When the mansion was abandoned what would Bart and Jory try to save by opening the mansion doors?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Bart want his grandmother to feed Apple while Bart is in Disneyland?

2. Describe the conditions of Corrine and Cathy's imprisonment.

3. What has Jory been told of his mother's past?

4. What does the rich woman offer Bart when he first comes to visit her?

5. What does Chris explain to Corrine that Bart does to make up for being unskilled?

6. Describe John Amos.

7. How has John Amos prepared to incriminate Bart for his mother's and grandmother's deaths?

8. What does Bart do when Cindy is playing alone in her sandbox?

9. Why is Jory upset by what he overhears between Madame Marisha and Cathy in the chapter titled The Terrible Truth?

10. Why do Madame Marisha's questions, when she first arrives, make Cathy uncomfortable?

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