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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the housemates keep the birds?
(a) In the cellar.
(b) On a metal hook outside of the house.
(c) In a freezer.
(d) In the attic.

2. What month is it when Malorie is rowing with her children?
(a) May.
(b) October.
(c) August.
(d) June.

3. What kind of liquor does Malorie drink when she finds the bar?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Wine.
(d) Rum.

4. Whose voice does Malorie hear most when the children are young?
(a) Gary's.
(b) Tom's.
(c) Shannon's.
(d) Don's.

5. What does Tom bring back from his second excursion?
(a) Smoked salmon.
(b) Canned crabmeat.
(c) A live chicken.
(d) A frozen ham.

6. What chore does Cheryl love to do?
(a) Feed the birds.
(b) Walk Victor.
(c) Cook dinner for the housemates.
(d) Do laundry.

7. Whom does Malorie take with her when she goes to look for microphones?
(a) Victor.
(b) Tom.
(c) The Boy and Girl.
(d) Gary.

8. What is the name of the song that Tom and Jules will walk to?
(a) "Highway to Hell."
(b) "The Macarena."
(c) "Eye of the Tiger."
(d) "Halfway to Paradise."

9. Where does Malorie deliver her baby?
(a) In the cellar.
(b) In the attic.
(c) In the attic.
(d) In the kitchen.

10. What does Malorie hear on the river in Chapter 38?
(a) A man yelling.
(b) A growl.
(c) The children sobbing.
(d) Lightning.

11. What does Victor bark at in the house?
(a) Don.
(b) The birds.
(c) Malorie.
(d) The cellar door.

12. Where does Victor lead Malorie in the bar?
(a) The cellar door.
(b) The piano.
(c) The attic.
(d) The garage.

13. Why is Cheryl upset at the beginning of Chapter 30?
(a) The electricity went out.
(b) The toilet is clogged.
(c) Her car will not start.
(d) Gary is sleeping in the dining room.

14. What does Tom thinks he has found in a bowl in one of the houses?
(a) Soup.
(b) A fish.
(c) Melted ice cream.
(d) An eyeball.

15. How does Tom look when he returns from the excursion with Felix?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Happy.
(c) Scared.
(d) Exhausted.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gary say that his former housemate described the problem?

2. What did the grocery store smell like?

3. How do Tom and Jules exit the last house they visit in Chapter 25?

4. What does Malorie do to Cheryl's car?

5. What does Malorie think is happening at the beginning of Chapter 36?

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