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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides the library, where did Mary Katherine usually stop when she went to the village?
(a) The post office.
(b) The bank.
(c) The pharmacy.
(d) The grocery store.

2. What do Constance's guests suggest she buy in Chapter 2?
(a) A new china set.
(b) Some self-help books.
(c) Some new clothes.
(d) A radio.

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

4. How many months have the library books been sitting on the shelf in Chapter 1?
(a) Five months.
(b) Seven months.
(c) Four months.
(d) Two months.

5. What is in the Blackwoods' orchard?
(a) A dozen peach and plum trees.
(b) A few tree stumps.
(c) Four apple trees.
(d) Six cherry trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Merricat talk about eating on the moon in Chapter 5?

2. Who is not allowed in Julian's room?

3. Where did Merricat go while Constance was on trial for murder?

4. What do the village children call Mary Katherine?

5. Where does Merricat have a secret hiding spot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Constance consider wearing in Chapter 5? What does this tell us about her?

2. What does Mary Katherine imagine while she is shopping in order to distract herself from the villagers?

3. How does Stella act around Mary Katherine in Chapter 1?

4. How did many members of the Blackwoods family die?

5. Who are Julian and Jonas?

6. Why has Charles never come to help the Blackwood sisters before?

7. What does Merricat blame for the arrival of Charles Blackwood?

8. Where does Merricat go in Chapter 4?

9. What does Merricat recite after Charles offers carry out her errands in the village?

10. Who does Helen Clarke bring with her to the Blackwoods'? How do Merricat and Constance feel about having an extra guest?

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