View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Eden tell the time?
(a) By the sounds she hears each day.
(b) She waits for Edith to tell her.
(c) A Braille clock.
(d) A clock with a chime.

2. What was Sean's reaction when Eden refused to speak to him in the months before the shooting?
(a) Laughed.
(b) Shrugged it off.
(c) Cried and then got angry.
(d) Ignored her.

3. Where does Andrew see scars on Eden's face?
(a) Near the temple.
(b) Left cheek.
(c) Jaw.
(d) Nose.

4. What kind of house does Andrew's ex-wife live in?
(a) Rustic.
(b) Victorian.
(c) Cottage.
(d) Modern.

5. When Andrew was a child, what kind of work did his father do?
(a) Cook.
(b) Milk truck driver.
(c) Librarian.
(d) Farmer.

6. Who says, "I remember how you smell" at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Billy.
(b) Edith.
(c) Eden.
(d) Andrew's mother.

7. What did Jim always have in his pocket for young Andy?
(a) Marbles.
(b) Pen.
(c) Gum.
(d) Candy.

8. What color velvet drapes are on the stage where refreshments are served in Chapter 1?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) Gold.
(d) Blue.

9. What did Eden shoplift from Woolworth's?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Dress.
(c) Earrings and rings.
(d) Purse.

10. Who has a job as a nurse?
(a) Edith.
(b) T.J.'s wife.
(c) Andrew's mother.
(d) Eden.

11. What was the baby in when she was left at the Closes' home?
(a) A basket.
(b) A plastic tub.
(c) A box.
(d) A baby car seat.

12. What work did Jim do?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Salesman.
(c) Dairyman.
(d) Police Officer.

13. What was Sean arrested for in the summer before the shooting?
(a) Damaging the high school.
(b) Public profanity.
(c) Selling drugs.
(d) Speeding and drunk driving.

14. Where do Andrew and Chief DeSalvo see each other in Chapter 3?
(a) Church.
(b) Side of the road.
(c) Grocery store.
(d) Luncheonette.

15. What does Chief DeSalvo say about the Closes' case when he and Andrew talk in Chapter 3?
(a) He's happy he solved it.
(b) The intruder was caught.
(c) The case bothers him.
(d) It was too bad Eden couldn't testify.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Andrew work the summer before he left for college?

2. Which character dressed in a red smock when Eden and Andrew were young?

3. What did Andrew's mother leave on the desk in his room that he sees in Chapter 1?

4. Who is Andrew's neighbor?

5. What does Andrew say about "how quiet it is" at his parents' home in the country?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 401 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample