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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Constance always do at twenty minutes after eleven?
(a) Listens to a radio programme.
(b) Goes to hide upstairs.
(c) Telephones her friend.
(d) Starts preparing lunch.

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

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

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

5. What is Julian working on in Chapter 5?
(a) A crossword puzzle.
(b) Repairing a watch.
(c) His book.
(d) Balancing his bank account.

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

7. What is the name of Julian's doctor?
(a) Dr. Mason.
(b) Dr. Levy.
(c) Dr. Ames.
(d) Dr. Davis.

8. Who does Julian often mistake Constance for?
(a) His mother.
(b) Merricat.
(c) His wife.
(d) His sister-in-law.

9. What does Merricat find near the creek in Chapter 4?
(a) A frog.
(b) A nest of baby snakes.
(c) A fallen bird's nest.
(d) A dead raccoon.

10. What kind of day does Merricat say are ending for her?
(a) Dull days.
(b) Carefree days.
(c) Slow days.
(d) Happy days.

11. What does Charles offer to do for Merricat?
(a) Run her Tuesday errands.
(b) Dig up her treasures.
(c) Build her a treehouse.
(d) Send her to a fancy school.

12. What do the village children sing songs about?
(a) Mary Katherine's clothes.
(b) Poison.
(c) Strangling.
(d) Cats.

13. What has Merricat nailed to a tree to keep evil away?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A horseshoe.
(c) A book.
(d) A pie plate.

14. What do the village children call Mary Katherine?
(a) Crazy Mary Kay.
(b) Mary Killer.
(c) Merricat.
(d) Bloody Mary.

15. What does Merricat do to make Charles go away in Chapter 5?
(a) Locks him outside.
(b) Smashes a glass on the floor.
(c) Threatens him.
(d) Sprinkles dirt in his bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Charles's father?

2. How does Stella treat Mary Katherine?

3. What reason is given in Chapter 4 for why people used to come up to the Blackwood house?

4. What does Merricat notice as she watches Constance and Charles talk?

5. What is the weather like in Chapter 4?

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