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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) Rebuild it.
(b) Sell it.
(c) Burn it down.
(d) Board it up.

2. Why did Merricat choose to put the poison in the sugar?
(a) Because the poison was hidden in sugar.
(b) Because it was the only food she has access to.
(c) Because she knew her father would use the sugar.
(d) Because Constance never used sugar.

3. Who finds Julian dead?
(a) Dr. Levy.
(b) Helen Clarke.
(c) Constance.
(d) Charles.

4. In Chapter 9, what do the girls find lying just inside the drawing room door?
(a) A pile of their clothes.
(b) The safe.
(c) Their mother's portrait.
(d) Julian's wheelchair.

5. Why does Merricat return to the house in Chapter 8?
(a) To change her clothes.
(b) To find Jonas.
(c) To see if Charles has left yet.
(d) For dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What blocks the kitchen door when Constance and Merricat return home?

2. What does Merricat use to tie the gate closed in Chatpter 6?

3. Who tells everyone at the house to stop taunting the girls?

4. What does Constance bake in Chapter 7?

5. Who does Merricat not expect to be at Julian's funeral?

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

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

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

6. After the fire, what does Merricat say are her new safeguards? Why does she think she needs new ones?

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

8. What state is the kitchen in when the girls return home?

9. What does Merricat do in order to get Charles to leave her house?

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

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