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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jared think there could be in the basement with bad luck?
(a) A lot of slime and mold.
(b) A rattlesnake nest.
(c) A foot of water.
(d) A bear.

2. What was sitting on top of the roof of the new home besides chimneys.
(a) An old iron fence.
(b) A huge tree branch.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A weather vane shaped like a dolphin.

3. When does Jared say his life started going bad?
(a) When his father moved out.
(b) When he entered seventh grade.
(c) When his best friend moved away.
(d) When his father died.

4. What does the letter in the introduction say happens to the relationship between Holly and Tony?
(a) It becomes more acrimonious.
(b) It becomes deeper.
(c) It is tested.
(d) It changes.

5. What did Jared think he probably heard?
(a) Simon playing a joke.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) The wind across the roof.
(d) His mother pulling a chair in the living room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Graces' previous home?

2. What was in the Mason jars Simon carries into the house?

3. In what do Holly and Tony both have an interest?

4. What does Jared wish was happening as they are unloading their car?

5. Besides an Olympic fencer, what does Jared think his sister Mallory might do when she grows up?

(see the answer key)

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