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

2. How old is Mary Katherine in Chapter 1?
(a) Seventeen years old.
(b) Fifteen years old.
(c) Eighteen years old.
(d) Sixteen years old.

3. What does Mrs. Donell say about Katherine's family?
(a) They threw the best parties.
(b) They had a lovely house.
(c) They always set a nice table.
(d) They always sent cards at Christmas.

4. What do the village children call Mary Katherine?
(a) Crazy Mary Kay.
(b) Merricat.
(c) Bloody Mary.
(d) Mary Killer.

5. Which of the following describes Julian's doctor in Chapter 3.
(a) Sociable.
(b) Speedy.
(c) Angry.
(d) Clumsy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man who comes to the house in Chapter 4?

2. What is the name of Charles's father?

3. What do the village children sing songs about?

4. What does Charles try to talk to Merricat about?

5. What is Constance afraid to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Mary Katherine's thoughts about the Rochester house?

2. What was Mary Katherine's routine when she visited the village?

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

4. How does Charles try to make conversation with Merricat in Chapter 5?

5. What does Merricat come up with to keep the change away?

6. What does Merricat speak to Constance about playfully at the beginning of Chapter 5?

7. Who are Julian and Jonas?

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

9. What are Merricat's safeguards as described in Chapter 3?

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

(see the answer keys)

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