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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What secret is Stephanie keeping from Damian in Chapter 14?
(a) She has a toddler he does not know about.
(b) She is pregnant again.
(c) She is sick.
(d) One of their children is sick.

2. What does Melissa tell Damian that she has never told anyone before?
(a) That she often felt she had a guardian angel watching over her in her youth.
(b) She was once addicted to drugs.
(c) She had never really wanted to have children.
(d) She does not think she is capable of really loving someone.

3. What is Melissa's new job in Chapter 15?
(a) Catering.
(b) Writing advertising copy for a cosmetics company.
(c) Teaching journalism at an adult education college.
(d) Copy-editing magazine articles.

4. What does Melissa see in the house that disturbs her in Chapter 13?
(a) A black wavy line on the wall by the stairs.
(b) A mysterious painting that came from nowhere.
(c) A group of dead mice in the bathroom.
(d) A crack in the window she does not remember.

5. What does Alice say about Melissa's new haircut in Chapter 15?
(a) It is too short.
(b) It is too long.
(c) It is too bushy.
(d) It is too smooth.

6. What does Michael tell Melissa he thinks is really going on with her suspicions about the house in Chapter 13?
(a) He tells her he thinks she needs professional mental health help, because the house is not really haunted.
(b) He tells her they need to ask her mother for more advice getting rid of the night things.
(c) He tells her he thinks the house is definitely haunted.
(d) He tells her they need a new exterminator.

7. What do Damian and Melissa do together in Chapter 10 as they talk outside?
(a) Eat.
(b) Blow bubbles.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Knit.

8. What does Alice tell Melissa to put on her windowsill to help with the night-things?
(a) Half an onion.
(b) A cross.
(c) Styrofoam.
(d) A hair clipping.

9. Who does Damian see at his father's grave in Chapter 14?
(a) Melissa.
(b) Alice.
(c) Stephanie.
(d) Joyce.

10. How does Ria's voice sound different to Melissa in Chapter 13?
(a) It sounds older.
(b) It is deeper.
(c) It is higher.
(d) It sounds younger.

11. Who are Melissa's niece and nephew?
(a) Joan and John.
(b) Susan and Stephen.
(c) Sarah and Barry.
(d) Lauren and Warren.

12. Who were the people who tried to help Justin as he died?
(a) Aadesh and Hakim.
(b) Ethan and Harry.
(c) Jen and Julie.
(d) James and Jacob.

13. What does Stephanie try to convince her daughter Avril to do that she does not want to do in Chapter 12?
(a) Eat a new food.
(b) Play in the sand.
(c) Go to bed.
(d) Jump into the pool.

14. What did Ethan's friends call Justin as a nickname?
(a) Bro.
(b) The Singing Professor.
(c) Einstein.
(d) The Snitch.

15. What does Melissa feed Damian when he comes to her house in Chapter 10?
(a) Stew.
(b) Hamburgers.
(c) Couscous.
(d) Rice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of sandwich does Melissa tell Damian Michael hates?

2. What recipe does Melissa call her mother to ask how to make in Chapter 11?

3. Who does Ria tell Melissa she was whispering with in Chapter 13?

4. Why does Damian not tell Stephanie about his affair with Melissa?

5. What date is significant for Damian in Chapter 13?

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