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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Jim Donell?
(a) The grocer.
(b) The post master.
(c) A peddler.
(d) The fire chief.

2. What does Merricat say is coming in Chapter 3?
(a) A mail delivery.
(b) A change.
(c) Christmas.
(d) A thunderstorm.

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

4. How does Mrs. Wright come across in Chapter 2?
(a) As ignorant.
(b) As immature.
(c) As rude.
(d) As uptight.

5. Where does Merricat write the first of her three powerful words?
(a) In the steamed-up window.
(b) Outdoors in dirt.
(c) On a scrap of newspaper.
(d) In the jam of her toast.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Constance's relationship to the man who comes to call in Chapter 4?

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

4. What is the name of the man who comes to the house in Chapter 4?

5. What is the weather like in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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