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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Chance get his name?
(a) He did a lot of risky things.
(b) He had been born by chance.
(c) The Old Man took a chance by adopting him.
(d) He loved to gamble.

2. Why did Chance think things would immediately change now that the Old Man was gone?
(a) He read it in a book.
(b) A lawyer phoned him to tell him this.
(c) The maid told him so.
(d) That was the way things worked on TV shows.

3. How does Chance explain his reason for not signing the paper?
(a) He tells the truth, saying he cannot sign it.
(b) He says his eyes are tired from crying.
(c) He tells the truth, saying he cannot read.
(d) He says his lawyer must look at it.

4. When Chance changed the channel on the TV, what did he believe he could do?
(a) He could find a gardening show.
(b) He could find the perfect TV show.
(c) He might break the TV set.
(d) He could change himself.

5. Why did the Old Man retire from his former profession?
(a) He developed a rare disease when he was 65 years old.
(b) He was hit by a car and could no longer work.
(c) He wanted to spend more time in his home.
(d) He broke his hip at the age of 72.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Mr. Franklin and his assistant call Chance?

2. What did the Old Man's bedroom look like?

3. When Chance is asked to come up to the study, what is the name of woman he meets?

4. Was Chance curious about life outside the walls of the garden?

5. What does Mr. Franklin initially tell Chance he needs to have to allow him to go on living in the house?

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