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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. What does Melissa tell Damian about Michael?
(a) That he has quit his job.
(b) That he never really loved their children.
(c) That he has moved out temporarily.
(d) That he has moved out of the country.

2. Where do Michael and Melissa spend at least part of their Christmas?
(a) At Melissa's father's house.
(b) At Michael's parents' house.
(c) At Damian's house.
(d) In Paris on vacation.

3. What do Michael and Melissa decide to do in the end of Chapter 11 to try to improve their relationship and give themselves a break?
(a) Take a vacation.
(b) Get new jobs.
(c) Try a new restaurant.
(d) Go to a concert.

4. What happens to Avril in Chapter 12 that alarms the adults?
(a) She gets very upset and seems to have a panic attack.
(b) She develops a mysterious rash.
(c) She breaks her leg.
(d) She has a screaming nightmare.

5. Where is Michael staying in Chapter 11?
(a) The Walton.
(b) The Queen's Hotel in Crystal Palace.
(c) The Regent Beverly Wiltshire.
(d) The Ritz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the exterminator tell Melissa she should look for in Chapter 9?

2. Who does Justin's mother run into on the street the night of Justin's death?

3. What does Stephanie try to convince her daughter Avril to do that she does not want to do in Chapter 12?

4. What does Melissa say football is an analogy for?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Melissa tell Damian in Chapter 10 that she has never told anyone else before?

2. What are Hazel and Melissa doing at the end of Chapter 15, and at the end of the novel?

3. Where does Justin actually die?

4. Why does Michael resist the idea of moving away from London to a suburb?

5. What event shakes Damian to his core in Chapter 13?

6. In Chapter 13, who does Ria say she has been talking to and why does this disturb Melissa so much?

7. What does Melissa come to believe even more strongly in Chapter 13 about her house and its effect on her?

8. What does Michael tell Damian in Chapter 14 was the worst thing about the process of breaking up with Melissa?

9. What two things happen to Ria immediately after Christmas that further deepen Melissa's suspicion that they are being haunted?

10. What momentous information is Stephanie waiting to tell Damian at the end of Chapter 14?

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