2. What reason is given in Chapter 4 for why people used to come up to the Blackwood house?
(a) To collect money owed to them.
(b) To catch a glimpse of Constance.
(c) To visit Merricat's parents.
(d) To drop food off for the Blackwoods.

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

4. What does Merricat's uncle rely on to get around?
(a) A wheelchair.
(b) A zimmerframe.
(c) Crutches.
(d) A cane.

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

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

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

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

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

10. What kind of day does Merricat say it will be in Chapter 5?
(a) A slow day.
(b) A glittering day.
(c) A horrible day.
(d) A rainy day.

11. Where does Charles sit at dinner?
(a) On the porch.
(b) At the kitchen counter.
(c) In the girls' father's chair.
(d) In Merricat's spot.

12. How does Charles act toward Julian?
(a) Violently.
(b) Kindly.
(c) Gently.
(d) Impatiently.

13. On what day does Merricat check that her safeguards on the property are in place?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Saturday.

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

15. Where does Mary Katherine imagine her house being in Chapter 1?
(a) On the moon.
(b) In a jungle.
(c) On an isolated island.
(d) Floating above the village.