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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Merricat refer to Charles in Chapter 7?
(a) As a devil.
(b) As a monster.
(c) As a demon.
(d) As a beast.

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

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

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

5. What does Merricat bury by the creek in Chapter 10?
(a) Julian's cufflinks.
(b) Julian's gold pencil.
(c) Julian's glasses.
(d) Julian's neck tie.

6. How many unbroken chairs does Merricat find to put at the table?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

7. What does Merricat consider burying in honor of Julian in Chapter 9?
(a) His papers.
(b) A golden marble.
(c) A piece of tasselled cord.
(d) His wheelchair.

8. Who does Merricat sometimes see on the Blackwood property?
(a) Building inspectors.
(b) Charles.
(c) Children.
(d) Mrs. Wright.

9. What does Constance think Julian would have been buried in?
(a) Nothing.
(b) One of Jim Clarke's old suits.
(c) Clothes from a charity shop.
(d) His robe.

10. Where does Merricat find Jonas sleeping in Chapter 6?
(a) Among the lettuce plants.
(b) In her secret hiding place.
(c) On the roof of the porch.
(d) In Charles' room.

11. What stopped Merricat's mother from going to the summer house?
(a) A rotting smell.
(b) An insect infestation.
(c) Rats.
(d) Allergies.

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

13. What does Merricat admire at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) A sparkly charm hanging from a tree.
(b) The sunset.
(c) Her secret hiding spot.
(d) Her house.

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

15. What does Julian say happened to Merricat at the orphanage?
(a) Merricat died.
(b) Merricat was abused.
(c) Merricat went crazy.
(d) Merricat wrote stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Merricat decide to do on her most powerful day in Chapter 7?

2. What day does Merricat consider to be her most powerful?

3. How does Julian describe Charles?

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

5. What does Constance ask Merricat to do before dinner?

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