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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do readers know about the fat maid?
(a) She was once married to the Old Man.
(b) She is from another country and doesn't understand what is said on TV.
(c) She sits and reads to Chance every night.
(d) She watches TV with Chance.

2. When Chance looks in the large hall mirror, what does he see?
(a) How ugly he's become.
(b) That he's all grown up.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A young boy.

3. In what way does Chance think that plants differ from people?
(a) Plants can't reason or dream.
(b) There is no real difference
(c) Plants are more beautiful.
(d) Plants are difficult to grow.

4. In what way did Chance believe that the garden was its own graveyard?
(a) The garden was so peaceful, like a cemetery.
(b) Under every tree and plant there were decomposing roots.
(c) There were people buried under parts of the garden.
(d) He knew he would be buried in that garden one day.

5. 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 change himself.
(c) He might break the TV set.
(d) He could find the perfect TV show.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn't Chance like to take the elevator in the house?

2. Who is the "fat maid"?

3. How does Chance feel when he is in the garden?

4. Chance basically did two things in the Old Man's house. Those two things were what?

5. In what way does Chance think that plants are like people?

(see the answer key)

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