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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the children find to put the pet mouse in?

2. What is the title of Chapter 13?

3. What does Cathy think of doing when she goes out on the roof in Chapter 17?

4. What is the title of Chapter 19?

5. What does Chris overhear Bart telling his mother happened one night as if it was a dream?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the trophy room in Foxworth Hall described in the book?

4. How is Bartholomew Winslow first described in the book?

5. What does Cathy do one night when she finds her stepfather asleep in a chair?

6. What does Chris learn about his mother from John Amos at the end of Chapter 20?

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

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

9. How is Cathy's hair ruined in Chapter 13?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the mother's surroundings versus the children's in Foxworth Hall. What can we learn about the motivations of the mother, based on her immaculate room and the children's old dusty attic?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the portrayal of death that is presented in the book. What impact did Cory's death have on you as the reader? What does the mother's reaction to his death say about her ultimate motivations at the mansion?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the concept of trust that is presented in the book. How does the mother continue to gain her children's trust even after they have been locked away in the attic for a year?

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