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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 does Malorie tell the Girl to bring in the rowboat?
(a) A stuffed teddy bear.
(b) A hat.
(c) A puzzle.
(d) Her toy doll.

2. Who sits in the front of the rowboat?
(a) The Boy.
(b) Shannon.
(c) The girl.
(d) Malorie.

3. What does Malorie tell Felix to do when Victor starts barking?
(a) Feed Victor.
(b) Let Victor outside.
(c) Get the tools from the garden shed.
(d) Pull down the drapes from the windows.

4. What does Malorie do to pass the time while Tom and Jules are gone?
(a) She reads a novel.
(b) She reads the labels of cans.
(c) She watches television.
(d) She pats Victor.

5. Where does Cheryl wait while Felix is outside?
(a) The living room.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The cellar.
(d) Her bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does not want to let the new girl in?

2. What instrument does the group use to see if Malorie is safe to enter the house?

3. What is the name of the cashier when Malorie buys her pregnancy test?

4. What is the name of the dog who lives at the house?

5. What does Jules talk about while Felix is outside at the well?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the things Malorie eats while pregnant?

2. What attacks Malorie in Chapter 16?

3. What do the housemates listen to on the radio?

4. What is Malorie's physical appearance?

5. Where is the first place in the United States where an incident is reported?

6. Who joins Tom on his excursion out of the house?

7. How does Shannon die?

8. Where and with whom does Malorie live at the beginning of the novel?

9. Who are the characters living in the safe house when Malorie arrives?

10. How is Malorie alerted to the presence of a stranger in the river?

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