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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 persuade Constance to take outside and add to the barricade?
(a) Julian's desk.
(b) A bed frame.
(c) The broken mirror from Charles' room.
(d) Julian's wheelchair.

2. What does Charles say is in the house with Constance and Merricat?
(a) A dead body.
(b) Charles' belongings.
(c) A disaster zone.
(d) A fortune.

3. In which room does Constance find nothing has been destroyed?
(a) The cellar.
(b) The drawing room.
(c) The dining room.
(d) The kitchen.

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

5. Which of the following is not a song that Constance plays in Chapter 6?
(a) "A Vision in the Valley."
(b) "Over the Sea to Skye."
(c) "Flow Gently, Sweet Afton."
(d) "I Saw a Lady."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charles threaten to do in Chapter 7 which causes Merricat run away?

2. What does Merricat not put in Charles's room?

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

4. What does Merricat wrap around Constance in Chapter 8?

5. What does Merricat feel within the house when she goes home in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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