View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Mr. Melzer used to work for?
(a) The President.
(b) The IRS.
(c) The CIA.
(d) The Mayor.

2. What is Susan Sutter's family's house called?
(a) Stanhope Hall.
(b) Hopewell Hall.
(c) Residency Hall.
(d) Blossom Hall.

3. What does John ask Bellarosa about favors after dealing with the stables?
(a) If they are even.
(b) If there is anything else he can do.
(c) If Bellarosa will owe him another.
(d) If anyone knows about their deal.

4. What does John tell Lester Remson about living next door to Bellarosa?
(a) John doesn't say anything about living next to Bellarosa.
(b) It's worse than living next door to satan.
(c) It's better than living next door to a farm.
(d) It's better than living next door to children.

5. How does John explain to Anna why he looks familiar to her?
(a) He admits to trespassing on Easter.
(b) He says he looks common.
(c) He jokes that they are related.
(d) He ignores it entirely.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John feel when Frank Bellarosa tells him he is moving next door?

2. How does John describe having a business relationship with Bellarosa?

3. Why does John Sutter visit the nursery in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 13, what day of the week does John suppose Susan's stables will be moved?

5. In Chapter 3, how does John get to Alhambra?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anna tell John she worries about in the new neighborhood in Chapter 17?

2. How does John spend Easter?

3. At the end of Chapter 14, how does Susan frustrate John?

4. What happens the first time Bellarosa comes by John's house?

5. What does John tell Susan after leaving the Bellarosas in Chapter 17?

6. What does John do to avoid being recognized by Anna the first time he visits the Bellarosas?

7. What happens when John's father calls him at the end of Chapter 21?

8. How does Bellarosa try to help John with his tax problems?

9. What advice does John give Susan about talking on the phone in Chapter 13?

10. What do John and Susan discuss after Good Friday mass?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 694 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample