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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jack finds Wilder watching Heinrich do a science experiment with what objects?
(a) Ball bearings and a hoola hoop.
(b) Steel balls and a salad bowl.
(c) Bouncy balls and a slinky.
(d) Baseballs and a cutting board.

2. What was Eric Massingale's former profession?
(a) Dentist.
(b) Elvis impersonator.
(c) X-ray technician.
(d) Microchip sales engineer.

3. Who is Tweedy's husband?
(a) Howard Waldrop.
(b) Jack Gladney.
(c) Malcolm Hunt.
(d) Murray Siskind.

4. How does Jack describe his German teacher's complexion?
(a) Flesh-colored.
(b) Albino.
(c) Wan.
(d) Tawny.

5. Which family member avoids the crowd in Steffie's room?
(a) Steffie.
(b) Jack.
(c) Heinrich.
(d) Wilder.

6. What is one theory about how the Treadwells got to the abandoned cookie-shack?
(a) Their grandneice drove them.
(b) They walked.
(c) Their home healthcare aide drove them.
(d) They rode the bus.

7. When Steffie answers the phone, who wants to come over?
(a) The Stovers.
(b) The Sittenfelds.
(c) The Singers.
(d) The Silberts.

8. What is the German teacher's name?
(a) Murray.
(b) Howard
(c) Heinrich.
(d) Wilder.

9. Where did the psychic live?
(a) At the mall.
(b) In the dormitory.
(c) In a mobile home.
(d) In the rooming house.

10. How old is Heinrich?
(a) Ten.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Eleven.

11. In what month does the book begin?
(a) November.
(b) September.
(c) October.
(d) August.

12. Why does Babette read to Mr. Treadwell.
(a) Because she is teaching him.
(b) Because he is illiterate.
(c) Because he is blind.
(d) Because she is required to do community service.

13. Who helps Jack find a German teacher?
(a) Heinrich.
(b) Wilder.
(c) Babette.
(d) Murray.

14. What happened while Jack is waiting at the airport with Tweedy ?
(a) A plane was hijacked.
(b) A plane exploded.
(c) A plane crash landed.
(d) A plane disappeared.

15. What do Heinrich and Jack have a philosophical conversation about on the way to school?
(a) Elivs.
(b) Hitler.
(c) The rain.
(d) The supermarket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color were all the packages in Murray's shopping cart?

2. In what building is Jack's academic department?

3. When the family sees this person on TV, they are surprised and scared.

4. What does the Gladney family do together on Friday nights?

5. Which supermarket aisle did Jack's doctor advise him to avoid?

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