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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was accused of the Blackwoods' murders?
(a) Merricat's uncle.
(b) Constance.
(c) Merricat.
(d) A local hobo.

2. What does Merricat hope would happen to the people who come to her house uninvited?
(a) That they would be arrested.
(b) That they would die.
(c) That they would meet with bad luck.
(d) That they would be bitten by snakes.

3. What is in the Blackwoods' orchard?
(a) Four apple trees.
(b) Six cherry trees.
(c) A dozen peach and plum trees.
(d) A few tree stumps.

4. What does Merricat do after meeting the visitor in Chapter 4?
(a) Runs to her hiding spot.
(b) Throws a vase across the room.
(c) Runs up to her bedroom.
(d) Forces the man out of the house.

5. Where does Constance meet Merricat in Chapter 2?
(a) On the house's porch.
(b) At the edge of the village.
(c) In the long field.
(d) At the end of the garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Merricat's uncle talk about in Chapter 2?

2. What does Merricat say the long field looks like in Chapter 4?

3. What do the village children sing songs about?

4. What does Merricat consider replacing her father's book in the tree with?

5. Where does Merricat write the first of her three powerful words?

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