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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Merricat say she cannot go anymore in Chapter 10?
(a) The summerhouse.
(b) The creek.
(c) The cellar.
(d) The libary.

2. Where does Merricat go when Charles leaves for the village?
(a) To her secret hiding place.
(b) To the attic.
(c) To the village.
(d) To her father's bedroom.

3. In the board game in Merricat's mind, what is the result of the fire?
(a) Game over.
(b) Go back three spaces.
(c) Lose one turn.
(d) Return to start.

4. What does Charles do while the house is on fire?
(a) Carries items down from upstairs.
(b) Tries to find Constance.
(c) Helps Julian from the porch.
(d) Asks for the safe to be taken out.

5. How does Merricat describe the life that slowly took shape for her and Constance?
(a) As unpredictable.
(b) As miserable.
(c) As happy.
(d) As scary.

6. Who tells everyone at the house to stop taunting the girls?
(a) Charles.
(b) Jim Clarke.
(c) Dr. Levy.
(d) Helen Clarke.

7. Where does Merricat take her sister in Chapter 8?
(a) To Helen's house.
(b) To the summerhouse.
(c) To an abandoned church.
(d) To her secret hiding spot.

8. Who killed the Blackwood family?
(a) Julian.
(b) Mrs. Blackwood.
(c) Constance.
(d) Merricat.

9. What does Merricat persuade Constance to take outside and add to the barricade?
(a) Julian's wheelchair.
(b) The broken mirror from Charles' room.
(c) Julian's desk.
(d) A bed frame.

10. Why does Constance say Helen cannot come for tea anymore?
(a) Because Helen will invite others along with her.
(b) Because Helen is not trustworthy.
(c) Because the house is too messy.
(d) Because they only have two cups.

11. What did Merricat's mother want to do to the summerhouse?
(a) Sell it.
(b) Board it up.
(c) Burn it down.
(d) Rebuild it.

12. What do Constance and Merricat fashion dresses out of?
(a) Curtains.
(b) Blankets.
(c) Tablecloths.
(d) Potato sacks.

13. After the fire, what do the girls do particularly during the afternoons?
(a) Try to repair their broken possessions.
(b) Take long walks in the fields.
(c) Work in their garden.
(d) Watch people from the front door.

14. What does Constance bake in Chapter 7?
(a) Spice cookies.
(b) Gingerbread cookies.
(c) Chocolate chip cookies.
(d) An apple pie.

15. Who does Jim Clarke bring to the house in Chapter 9?
(a) Dr. Levy.
(b) Charles.
(c) Mrs. Wright.
(d) Mr. Carrington.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what does Merricat say she is not allowed to touch?

2. What does Merricat ask Charles to do in Chapter 6?

3. What does one of the villagers bring to Blackwoods' door in Chapter 10?

4. Where do Merricat and Constance sweep the rubble to?

5. What does Constance play in Chapter 6?

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