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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 go when Charles leaves for the village?
(a) To her father's bedroom.
(b) To the village.
(c) To the attic.
(d) To her secret hiding place.

2. What does Merricat tell Constance when she wakes up in Chapter 9?
(a) That they should bury some charms.
(b) That they should go find Julian.
(c) That she is sorry for starting the fire.
(d) That they are on the moon.

3. What does Merricat use to barricade the sides of the house in Chapter 10?
(a) Stones.
(b) Bricks and lumber.
(c) Broken furniture.
(d) Tree boughs and branches.

4. What does Constance bake in Chapter 6?
(a) Gingerbread.
(b) A cherry pie.
(c) Apple crumble.
(d) Brownies.

5. What does Charles do while the house is on fire?
(a) Helps Julian from the porch.
(b) Carries items down from upstairs.
(c) Tries to find Constance.
(d) Asks for the safe to be taken out.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Julian say happened to Merricat at the orphanage?

3. Who throws a rock through the Blackwood's window?

4. What does Julian worry about Charles seeing?

5. What does Constance play in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what does Merricat take from her father's room and why?

2. In Chapter 7, what does Merricat decide to do on Thursday? What is special about Thursdays?

3. What does Merricat notice is different when she returns home in Chapter 8?

4. After the fire, what do the sisters find to use for clothing?

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

8. In Chapter 10, what does Merricat build to protect her and her sister? What item is brought from the house to add to it?

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

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

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