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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Chance feel when he is in the garden?
(a) Nervous most of the time.
(b) Bored.
(c) Tired because of all the weeding to be done.
(d) Safe and secure.

2. Why does Chance think that a man's name has an important connection with a man's life?
(a) People on TV have two names; a real one and a performing one.
(b) A name decides what type of person you really are.
(c) A man's name describes exactly what he does for a living.
(d) A name is connected to family trees.

3. What separated the garden from the street?
(a) A high, red brick wall.
(b) Nothing but a few hedges.
(c) A white picket fence.
(d) A large wooden fence.

4. What does Chance notice in the back seat of EE's limousine, above the bar?
(a) A two-way radio.
(b) A sliding window to speak with the driver.
(c) A photo of a garden.
(d) A small TV set.

5. When EE visits Chance in his room the next morning, what does she reveal to him?
(a) She has no children and her husband no longer sees his only son.
(b) Both she and Mr. Rand are childless.
(c) She and Mr. Rand have three children together.
(d) Her only child does not get along with her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chance realize once he has locked the gate behind him and stepped outside?

2. How does Chance explain his reason for not signing the paper?

3. The Old Man did not leave something behind before he died. What was it?

4. In what way did the Old Man threaten Chance if he didn't do as he was told?

5. What day is it when the novel begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mr. Rand so impressed at dinner with Chance's description of having a suitable garden?

2. What is the maid's reaction to the Old Man's death in Chapter 1?

3. How does the day begin after the Old Man dies in Chapter 2 ?

4. At what point in Chapter 2 does Chance realize things will now change?

5. In Chapter 1, in what way does Chance feel safe and secure in the garden?

6. How did Chance know when it was time for him to leave the study?

7. Chance notices the TV in the rear of the car and asks if it works. Why does EE assume that he wants to watch TV at a time like this?

8. Why does EE change Chance's name when he introduces himself?

9. In Chapter 1, when Chance is in the garden, what is his mood?

10. What do readers learn in Chapter 1 about Chance's father?

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