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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. What did the Old Man's bedroom look like?
(a) It had photos of Chance on evey wall.
(b) It had a very high ceiling and built-in bookshelves.
(c) It was small and cozy.
(d) It had nearly no furniture or books in it.

2. Being outside in the world seems familiar to Chance. What does it remind him of?
(a) It is just like his garden to him.
(b) It is similar to what he has seen on TV.
(c) He remembers it from when he was a small child.
(d) It reminds him of the books he has read.

3. What puzzles Mr. Franklin about Chance?
(a) Why there is a television in Chance's room.
(b) Chance's name appears nowhere in his records of house employees.
(c) Why the house is so old.
(d) Chance's accent.

4. In what way did the Old Man threaten Chance if he didn't do as he was told?
(a) His television would be taken away from him.
(b) He would be sent to bed without supper
(c) He would be sent to an insane asylum.
(d) He would be banned from the garden.

5. What does EE offer Chance to help ease his pain?
(a) A massage of his injured leg.
(b) A drink of cognac.
(c) A couple of aspirin.
(d) She teaches him deep breathing techniques.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the last time Chance left the house?

2. In what way does Chance think that plants differ from people?

3. What do readers know about the fat maid?

4. Why couldn't Chance leave the Old Man's house or go beyond the garden gate?

5. Why did the Old Man retire from his former profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprises Chance about the outside world once he has left the Old Man's home?

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

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

4. Chapter 2 explains how Chance feels when he does not look at people. Explain this feeling.

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

6. Why can't the new maid in the Old Man's house vouch for Chance belonging there?

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

8. When Chance periodically takes time in the garden to sit on the grass and think in Chapter 1, what goes through his mind?

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

10. Why does Chance wear sunglasses to meet with the lawyer and his assistant?

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