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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chance insist he has done all of his life?
(a) Read many, many books.
(b) Been a gardener living in the house.
(c) Cooked all of the Old Man's meals.
(d) Fixed televisions.

2. According to Chance, what was one of the benefits of his position?
(a) He was allowed to drive the Old Man's car.
(b) He could eat as much food as he liked.
(c) He was given a generous health insurance policy.
(d) He was allowed to wear any of the Old Man's clothing from the attic.

3. When was the last time Chance left the house?
(a) Two years ago.
(b) To get the mail.
(c) He has never left.
(d) To go for a walk in the rain.

4. What does Mr. Franklin initially tell Chance he needs to have to allow him to go on living in the house?
(a) Photos of him and the Old Man together.
(b) Some proof of his identity and his employment.
(c) A written essay outlining the past twenty five years.
(d) A certified letter from the Old Man.

5. What had Chance been paid for his gardening chores over the years?
(a) He was given a home near the Old Man's house.
(b) He received a new car every year.
(c) He was paid $200 per week.
(d) He was given meals, a room and a television.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Franklin assume when Chance will not sign the paper?

2. Where did Chance go after viewing the Old Man's dead body?

3. Who taught Chance how to tend the garden?

4. Who was the only person allowed to enter Chance's room?

5. In what way did Chance believe that the garden was its own graveyard?

(see the answer key)

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