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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. What does Merricat imagine her buried baby teeth might someday turn into?
(a) Dragons.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Cherry trees.
(d) Fairies.

2. Where does Merricat's uncle tell Mrs. Wright about the murders?
(a) In the parlour.
(b) On the front porch.
(c) In the dining room.
(d) In the kitchen.

3. What does Merricat notice as she watches Constance and Charles talk?
(a) That they act like they are in love.
(b) That Constance is not shy around him.
(c) That Charles is bossing Constance around.
(d) That Charles doesn't listen to what Constance says.

4. What does Merricat hope would happen to the people who come to her house uninvited?
(a) That they would meet with bad luck.
(b) That they would be bitten by snakes.
(c) That they would be arrested.
(d) That they would die.

5. On which days did Mary Katherine routinely go to the village?
(a) Tuesdays and Sundays.
(b) Mondays and Fridays.
(c) Tuesdays and Fridays.
(d) Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides the library, where did Mary Katherine usually stop when she went to the village?

2. Who is Jim Donell?

3. What has Merricat nailed to a tree to keep evil away?

4. What does Constance always do at twenty minutes after eleven?

5. What is in the Blackwoods' orchard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kinds of things does Merricat say the people who would come to her house looking for Constance after the murders would do?

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

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

4. Describe the Blackwoods' collection of preserves.

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

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

7. What do Helen and Mrs. Wright encourage Constance to do in Chapter 2?

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

9. What is the first thing Constance says in the book, and what is its significance?

10. Who comes to see Julian in Chapter 3? What does Constance do before his arrival?

(see the answer keys)

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