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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Merricat go while Constance was on trial for murder?
(a) To stay with cousins.
(b) To a boarding school.
(c) To an orphanage.
(d) She hid in the Blackwood house.

2. Which of the following is not one of Merricat's powerful words?
(a) Cinnamon.
(b) Melody.
(c) Gloucester.
(d) Pegasus.

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

4. What is Mrs. Wright's first name?
(a) Evelyn.
(b) Lucille.
(c) Doris.
(d) Amelia.

5. Which of the following describes Julian's doctor in Chapter 3.
(a) Clumsy.
(b) Angry.
(c) Speedy.
(d) Sociable.

6. 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 be bitten by snakes.
(c) That they would meet with bad luck.
(d) That they would die.

7. What does Mary Katherine think of the villagers?
(a) They are better than her.
(b) They are stupid.
(c) They are mean.
(d) They are kind.

8. What does Merricat notice as she watches Constance and Charles talk?
(a) That Charles is bossing Constance around.
(b) That Constance is not shy around him.
(c) That Charles doesn't listen to what Constance says.
(d) That they act like they are in love.

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

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

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

12. Why didn't Charles ever visit the girls before?
(a) He was living abroad.
(b) He though they had died.
(c) He didn't know where they lived.
(d) His father wouldn't let him.

13. What does Mary Katherine imagine while she is shopping?
(a) That she is in a board game.
(b) That she is being chased by pirates.
(c) That she can read minds.
(d) The she is a princess.

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

15. What does Merricat talk about eating on the moon in Chapter 5?
(a) Candy.
(b) Mushrooms.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Rose petals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Constance afraid to do?

2. What does Charles try to talk to Merricat about?

3. How many years has it been since the Blackwell family died?

4. What does Constance want to wear in Chapter 5?

5. How many months have the library books been sitting on the shelf in Chapter 1?

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