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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Merricat tell Constance about Charles?
(a) That he is a ghost.
(b) That he is a devil.
(c) That he is a monster.
(d) That his is an imposter.

2. Who is Jonas?
(a) Merricat's cat.
(b) Merricat's cousin.
(c) The Blackwood's handyman.
(d) Merricat's imaginary friend.

3. What is Constance's relationship to the man who comes to call in Chapter 4?
(a) They are former lovers.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are employer and employee.
(d) They are childhood friends.

4. What does Mrs. Donell say about Katherine's family?
(a) They had a lovely house.
(b) They threw the best parties.
(c) They always set a nice table.
(d) They always sent cards at Christmas.

5. What does Merricat recite facts about to Charles?
(a) Extinct animals.
(b) Local birds.
(c) Serial killers.
(d) Poisonous mushrooms.

6. Why is Constance expecting Helen Clarke to come by the house in Chapter 2?
(a) For tea.
(b) To deliver the newspaper.
(c) For a birthday party.
(d) To drop off a potted plant.

7. Where does Merricat's uncle tell Mrs. Wright about the murders?
(a) In the dining room.
(b) On the front porch.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In the parlour.

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

9. What is the name of Charles's father?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Conrad.
(c) Arthur.
(d) David.

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

11. What is Mary Katherine's surname?
(a) Blackburn.
(b) Blackmoore.
(c) Blackwater.
(d) Blackwood.

12. What do Merricat and Constance find Charles doing in the kitchen in Chapter 5?
(a) Eating a piece of pie.
(b) Looking at Julian's papers.
(c) Smoking a pipe.
(d) Shining his shoes.

13. What does Merricat imagine her buried baby teeth might someday turn into?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Fairies.
(c) Cherry trees.
(d) Dragons.

14. What does Merricat have buried in the long field?
(a) A necklace.
(b) A clock.
(c) A silver spoon.
(d) A doll.

15. What do the Blackwood girls do on Mondays?
(a) Sew.
(b) Tidy the house.
(c) Write letters to family.
(d) Tend to the lawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owns the nicest home in the village?

2. How do Merricat and Constance feel about having an uninvited guest in Chapter 2?

3. Who was accused of the Blackwoods' murders?

4. Who does Julian often mistake Constance for?

5. Which of the following is not one of Merricat's powerful words?

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