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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who refuses responsibility for Herbert's injury?
(a) The government.
(b) The company.
(c) The visitor.
(d) All of these.

2. What injured Herbert?
(a) A machine.
(b) An oil slick.
(c) A car.
(d) A weapon.

3. Why is Mrs. White's hope ironic?
(a) She didn't want Mr. White to make the wish.
(b) She says she doesn't believe in it.
(c) She knows he is dead.
(d) She doesn't understand it.

4. How does Herbert feel about the wish the morning after?
(a) Fearful.
(b) Silly.
(c) Hopeful.
(d) Amazed.

5. How many children does Mr. White have?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

6. Who else works for the place the visitor is from?
(a) The White's neighbor.
(b) Mr. White.
(c) Herbert.
(d) Morris.

7. Who runs to the door the first time it rings after the wish?
(a) Mr. White.
(b) Morris.
(c) Mrs. White.
(d) The maid.

8. When did Mr. White learn to comfort his wife?
(a) When they lost their first child.
(b) He never did.
(c) When they were dating.
(d) When they first got married.

9. What did Mr. White interfere with when he made a wish?
(a) Fate.
(b) His son.
(c) His family.
(d) The magic.

10. Whom does Mrs. White have to pay the morning after the wish?
(a) A baker.
(b) A tailor.
(c) A gardener.
(d) A grocer.

11. Where does Herbert go the morning after the wish?
(a) To school.
(b) To the club.
(c) To work.
(d) To church.

12. How did Morris say things would unfold after a wish?
(a) Naturally.
(b) Alarmingly.
(c) Quickly.
(d) Strangely.

13. How does the visitor seem in the White's home?
(a) Hurried.
(b) Idle.
(c) Upset.
(d) Uncomfortable.

14. How is Herbert's injury described?
(a) He is maimed.
(b) He is bad off.
(c) He is sliced through.
(d) He is badly hurt.

15. Where does the visitor hang around after Herbert leaves the morning after the wish?
(a) The driveway.
(b) The mail box.
(c) The back door.
(d) The gate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the visitor say is responsible for Herbert's injury?

2. What kind of voice does the visitor use to describe his mission in coming to the house?

3. Where is the visitor from?

4. How many children does Mrs. White have?

5. Who remembers how Morris said things would unfold after a wish?

(see the answer keys)

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