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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 do Chris and Cathy overhear someone saying the Mother's relationship with her date is, during the Christmas party?
(a) More serious than it looks.
(b) Temporary.
(c) A happy one.
(d) Not serious.

2. Who eventually insists that Cory be taken to the hospital after he becomes very ill in Chapter 20?
(a) The Mother.
(b) Cathy.
(c) Chris.
(d) The grandmother.

3. How many days later does the Mother return to visit the children in Chapter 18?
(a) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 7.

4. What does Cathy cut herself with in Chapter 13?
(a) A knife.
(b) Glass.
(c) Plastic.
(d) Scissors.

5. Who stands near a window and is reprimanded by the grandmother in Chapter 15?
(a) Carrie.
(b) Chris.
(c) Cathy.
(d) Cory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 12?

2. What is Cathy worried will happen after looking at a book in her mother's room?

3. Why does Cathy go out of the room alone in Chapter 19?

4. What rare treat does the grandmother include in the basket when she finally gives them food in Chapter 13?

5. What kind of bed does Chris see in his mother's room?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Chris get a key to their bedroom door?

2. What happens when Cathy tries to stop the grandmother from beating Chris in Chapter 15?

3. What do Chris and Cathy witness at the Christmas party while hiding in a cupboard?

4. How do Chris and Cathy go to a lake in Chapter 14?

5. How does Chris describe their mother's bedroom to Cathy?

6. What happens when Cathy falls and cuts herself with scissors?

7. How do the children react after learning that Cory died?

8. How does Cory come to have a pet mouse?

9. How is Chris and Cathy's first kiss described in the book?

10. How do Chris and Cathy come to make love for the first time?

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