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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 did Merricat's mother want to do to the summerhouse?
(a) Sell it.
(b) Board it up.
(c) Burn it down.
(d) Rebuild it.

2. What does Constance decide to plant where Julian used to sit?
(a) A peach tree.
(b) A yellow flower.
(c) Lavender.
(d) A blueberry bush.

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

4. What does Charles examine in the drawing room in Chapter 6?
(a) The sofa.
(b) The piano.
(c) The paintings.
(d) The figurines.

5. What does Charles threaten to do in Chapter 7 which causes Merricat run away?
(a) Lock her in the cellar.
(b) Punish her.
(c) Beat her.
(d) Have her put in a hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julian fret about while the house is burning?

2. What does Merricat consider burying in honor of Julian in Chapter 9?

3. What was the name of Merricat's brother?

4. Where does Merricat say she cannot go anymore in Chapter 10?

5. What does Constance bake in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Faced with a ruined home, what do Constance and Merricat decide to do?

2. What mistakes does Constance say she has made in Chapter 6?

3. What does Charles say he wants to go through in Chapter 6? How does Julian react?

4. How does Charles show his greediness in Chapter 6?

5. Why does Charles come back to the Blackwood house?

6. What finally gets the villagers to leave the Blackwoods' property?

7. What do the girls decide to do in honor of Uncle Julian in Chapter 9?

8. What does Merricat do when she peeks in at Charles's room in Chapter 8?

9. What does Constance apologize to Merricat about at the end of Chapter 9?

10. In Chapter 9, what does Merricat see and hear in the night from her hiding spot?

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