Are You in the House Alone? Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Richard Peck
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 105 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Are You in the House Alone? Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Richard Peck
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 105 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Gail points out that at Exeter Academy, squash is nearly a _________ to the school.
(a) Boon.
(b) God.
(c) Cult.
(d) Religion.

2. Where did Gail go to answer the phone when it began to ring again and again?
(a) Her parents' room.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) Her bedroom.
(d) The hallway.

3. Gail's mother often changed into a neat _________ outfit before Gail's father came home from work.
(a) Velvet.
(b) Rayon.
(c) Tweed.
(d) Cotton.

4. Who answers the door at the Lawver residence when Steve and Gail arrive at the house?
(a) Phil.
(b) Mr. Lawver.
(c) Mrs. Lawver.
(d) Alison.

5. Gail admits that maybe Steve has too much __________ and she doesn't have enough.
(a) Money.
(b) Sanity.
(c) Drive.
(d) Power.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Gail begin to feel uneasy as she was babysitting the girls that night?

2. Gail notices a big ____________ of rocks that is jutting out of the earth.

3. Where did Gail actually find the quote that she throws at Steve as they are arguing with each other?

4. How long was Gail's father not working in the office, according to the receptionist?

5. Who startles Gail when she's at her locker after English class, causing her to spill her books?

Short Essay Questions

1. After her teacher reads a poem out loud, what does Gail say out loud, even though she thought it was just in her mind?

2. What does Gail's mother do just moments before Gail's father walks in the door after work?

3. What are Steve and Gail arguing about when they are sitting together at lunch?

4. What is Gail trying to do as the chapter begins and she is babysitting at Mrs. Montgomery's house?

5. How does Gail lessen the tension in the argument that she and Steve have at lunch?

6. When Gail goes down to the bottom of the stairs to wait for Steve, what does this say about his relationship with her family?

7. Who decided to go for a swim in Powdermill Lake at the start of the story?

8. What did Gail notice when she looked back at the shore after jumping in the water and swimming out to Steve?

9. What does Gail find in her locker after she and Alison go back to their lockers?

10. What does Gail think when she sees her father's car sitting in the gas station on her way to school?

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