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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the Blackwoods die?
(a) From arsenic poisoning.
(b) In a house fire.
(c) In an automobile accident.
(d) From carbon monoxide poisoning.

2. What does Merricat ask Charles to do in Chapter 6?
(a) To go away.
(b) Run an errand in the village.
(c) Repair the back steps.
(d) Help Constance go to the village.

3. What does Merricat check for damage on the Blackwood property?
(a) The tractor.
(b) The shed.
(c) The fence.
(d) The birdbath.

4. What does Charles try to fix in Chapter 7?
(a) A crack in the wall.
(b) A broken step.
(c) A radiator.
(d) A broken cupboard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jim Donell?

2. What does Merricat decide to do on her most powerful day in Chapter 7?

3. On which days did Mary Katherine routinely go to the village?

4. What does Constance play in Chapter 6?

5. In Chapter 9, what do the girls find lying just inside the drawing room door?

(see the answer key)

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