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

2. Which of the following supplies did the villagers ruin?
(a) The sugar.
(b) The flour.
(c) The potatoes.
(d) The salt.

3. What does Merricat wrap around Constance in Chapter 8?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A tablecloth.
(c) A jacket.
(d) Julian's shawl.

4. What day does Merricat consider to be her most powerful?
(a) Monday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Tuesday.

5. What does Julian fret about while the house is burning?
(a) His suits.
(b) Having to go out in the cold.
(c) His papers.
(d) His wheelchair getting muddy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Constance give to Charles in Chapter 6?

2. What does Constance decide to do with Uncle Julian's papers?

3. What does Merricat ask Charles to do in Chapter 6?

4. In Chapter 9, how many more times did Helen Clarke come by the house?

5. What does Merricat bury by the creek in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Charles say which causes Merricat to run away in Chapter 7?

4. In Chapter 6, what does Charles say when Merricat asks him to go away?

5. How do the villagers show kindness in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

9. What is Helen Clarke's goal when she comes by the house in Chapter 9?

10. What do Merricat and Constance say to each other when they are safe at Merricat's hiding place?

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