View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hard Reckoning: Hard Reckoning.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the chapter, "The Assault," why does Michael Mulvaney go to Mort Lundt's house?
(a) He is out driving and just ends up there.
(b) He is angry because he believes Zachary, Mort's son, is the person who raped Marianne.
(c) Mort is his good friend, and he wants to discuss what happened to Marianne with him.
(d) Michael stops by there regularly to play cards with Mort.

2. What happens when Abelove finds Marianne crying in the greenhouse?
(a) He pulls her onto his lap and tries to dry her tears.
(b) He pulls her into his arms and tries to kiss her.
(c) He laughs at her saying that crying is okay.
(d) He squats beside her and gently asks what is wrong.

3. What does Judd realize as he listens to his heartbeat?
(a) That the brain needs the heart to survive.
(b) That one day he and everyone he loves will die.
(c) That the heart needs the brain for people to survive.
(d) That the heart keeps the body alive.

4. How many members of the Mulvaney family are there at the beginning of the story?
(a) Five.
(b) Sixteen, plus farm animals.
(c) Thirty-five, counting pets.
(d) Six, not counting pets.

5. What does Judd say about the newspaper where he is editor?
(a) It is the only newspaper in town.
(b) It is a great place to get his start before moving on to a larger newspaper.
(c) It is a good, decent, truth-telling paper.
(d) It is the best newspaper in the county.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Judd to pick up the guns after Patrick is finished with them?

2. Why does Marianne like to do ironing?

3. From where does Marianne watch her grandmother's funeral?

4. What does Patrick start doing the winter before he executes his plan?

5. What is the name of Marianne's horse?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 397 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample