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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. Who tells the children that Cory died?

2. What does the grandmother remove from the room at the end of Chapter 13?

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

4. How does Cathy feel about the subject the Mother comes to talk to her about in Chapter 12?

5. Who is convinced their mother is sick or imprisoned when she doesn't visit them for a long time in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the Mother discovers Chris out of the room in Chapter 11?

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

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

4. What does Chris do when the grandmother accuses him and Cathy of incest in Chapter 13?

5. How do the grandmother and mother react when Cory becomes ill in Chapter 20?

6. What kind of book does Cathy find in her mother's room in Chapter 18?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Survival is a theme that can sum up the plight of the children in the book overall. Part 1.) How do the children ultimately survive living in the attic for three years? Part 2.) Do you think the children would have survived if they hadn't escaped from the mansion when they did? Part 3.) Will the children's ability to survive last, given all that has happened to them, or will they never truly recover from it?

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

Discuss the dual nature of the grandmother that is portrayed in the book. What do you think is the grandmother's true feelings regarding the children, based on her mixture of punishment and occasional compassion in the book?

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