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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 is the name of the children's mother's childhood home?
(a) Billingsly Hall.
(b) Bragg Mansion.
(c) Foxworth Hall.
(d) Dartmouth Estate.

2. What does the grandmother bring to the children to add to their play area in the attic in Chapter 8?
(a) A toy.
(b) A plant.
(c) A bed.
(d) A book.

3. Who does the grandmother not wish to raise suspicions to regarding the children being at her house?
(a) John Amos.
(b) The servants.
(c) Their uncle.
(d) Their grandfather.

4. How does the Dollanganger children's father die?
(a) In a car wreck.
(b) Cancer.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) He is shot.

5. What is the title of Chapter 7?
(a) "To Make a Garden Grow".
(b) "Momma's Story".
(c) "Minutes Like Hours".
(d) "Holidays".

Short Answer Questions

1. What game do Cathy and Chris play together in Chapter 5?

2. What kind of deep beliefs did the children's mother say her parents had when she was growing up?

3. What kind of room do the children find built in a corner of the attic?

4. How many suitcases does the children's mother allow them to bring when they move to their grandparents' home?

5. What is the first thing the children decide to do to make the attic more suitable?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the mean speech the grandmother gives to the children in Chapter 5?

2. How does the Mother try to encourage Cathy's love of dance in Chapter 8?

3. What happens when the children play hide and seek in the attic during winter?

4. What is the nature of the list of rules the grandmother gives the children on their first day at Foxworth Hall?

5. How does the mother tell the children she plans on earning a living in Chapter 6?

6. What does the Dollanganger children's mother tell them about her father in Chapter 1?

7. How is the Dollanganger family accepted at Foxworth Hall when they first arrive there?

8. What do the children do with the art supplies their mother brings them in Chapter 8?

9. How is the Dollanganger family's trip to Virginia described in the book?

10. How does the Mother tell the children her parents reacted when they found out that she was having a relationship with Christopher?

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