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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 is this conclusion of the book called?
(a) The falling action.
(b) The climax.
(c) The rising action.
(d) The denouement.

2. In what way does Colonel Willets see David Collyer's death as an opportunity?
(a) Now he can extract more contributions from Sam.
(b) Now he can make Sam loyal to him personally.
(c) Now he can toy with Sam's appointment, and drive him away from the institute.
(d) Now he can discredit Sam and have him removed from his post.

3. What happens to Bonnie in the end of the book?
(a) She marries Sam.
(b) She runs away.
(c) She comes back to the house.
(d) She is institutionalized.

4. Who is Cathleen?
(a) Hazel Moore's daughter.
(b) Henny's new maid.
(c) Josephine Pollit's daughter.
(d) Hassie's only daughter.

5. How do things change in the house after Sam returns home?
(a) Henny moves out.
(b) Everything in the house gets a new Malay name.
(c) Sam moves in all of his Eastern furniture.
(d) Sam spends a lot of time writing letters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news comes at the end of the celebration at Tohoga House?

2. What does Louie see when she looks into Henny's room?

3. What does Josephine Pollit carry on about?

4. What does Bonnie tell Sam?

5. What do the twins tell Sam about Ernie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Sam let Louie go when she says she wants to leave?

2. What is it that upsets Sam during his homecoming celebration?

3. How does Sam react when Louie tells him that she killed Henny?

4. Describe Henny's fight with Louie.

5. What does the anonymous letter Sam receives say?

6. Describe Miss Aiden's visit.

7. What happens after Sam gets the anonymous letter?

8. How does the topic of poetry figure in Sam's homecoming celebration?

9. Describe the atmosphere at the celebration for Sam's homecoming.

10. What happens when Sam reads Louie's poetry?

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