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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what does Merricat say she is not allowed to touch?
(a) Knives.
(b) Scissors.
(c) Her mother's fine china.
(d) Matches.

2. Why did Merricat choose to put the poison in the sugar?
(a) Because the poison was hidden in sugar.
(b) Because it was the only food she has access to.
(c) Because Constance never used sugar.
(d) Because she knew her father would use the sugar.

3. Why does Merricat return to the house in Chapter 8?
(a) To see if Charles has left yet.
(b) To find Jonas.
(c) For dinner.
(d) To change her clothes.

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

5. Who does Merricat not expect to be at Julian's funeral?
(a) The Carringtons.
(b) Charles.
(c) Mrs. Wright.
(d) The Clarkes.

6. What does Charles try to fix in Chapter 7?
(a) A broken cupboard.
(b) A broken step.
(c) A crack in the wall.
(d) A radiator.

7. What does Constance bake in Chapter 6?
(a) Gingerbread.
(b) A cherry pie.
(c) Brownies.
(d) Apple crumble.

8. What does Merricat tell Constance when she wakes up in Chapter 9?
(a) That they are on the moon.
(b) That they should bury some charms.
(c) That they should go find Julian.
(d) That she is sorry for starting the fire.

9. What does Merricat propose making clothes from?
(a) Animal furs.
(b) Leaves and moss.
(c) Paper.
(d) Julian's clothes.

10. What do the villagers do after the fire is out?
(a) Leave their pocket change for the sisters.
(b) Start helping to clean up the mess.
(c) Ransack the Blackwood house.
(d) Head home.

11. What does Merricat not put in Charles's room?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Sticks.
(c) Glass fragments.
(d) Dried ferns.

12. What does Merricat fantasize about turning Charles into?
(a) A fly.
(b) A fox.
(c) A snake.
(d) A rat.

13. What does Charles say is in the house with Constance and Merricat?
(a) A disaster zone.
(b) A dead body.
(c) A fortune.
(d) Charles' belongings.

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

15. Who does Merricat try to act more kindly to in Chapter 6??
(a) Constance.
(b) Julian.
(c) Charles.
(d) Jonas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Constance give to Charles in Chapter 6?

2. What is the first thing Merricat does when she wakes up in the morning in Chapter 10?

3. What does Merricat use to tie the gate closed in Chatpter 6?

4. What does Merricat use to barricade the sides of the house in Chapter 10?

5. Which of the following is not a song that Constance plays in Chapter 6?

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