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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what object does the narrator of Act I: I Contain Multitudes blame the deaths of Chuck's parents?
(a) An ambulance.
(b) A tornado.
(c) A patch of ice.
(d) A medicine cabinet.

2. Albie told his grandson Chuck that he had "only been up to that damn cupola" (134) how many times in total?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 24.
(d) 9.

3. In the section of the story "If It Bleeds" entitled "December 9-13," Holly returns to her hometown to help which of her relatives named Henry move into a nursing home?
(a) Brother.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Great-uncle.

4. When Chuck dared himself to climb the stairs to the cupola, what object did he always touch?
(a) The carved initials.
(b) The padlock.
(c) The doorknob.
(d) The dent.

5. Holly decides in the section called "December 14, 2020" that the feature she saw on Chet's face must have been a what?
(a) A drop of blood.
(b) The remains of a fake mustache.
(c) A goatee.
(d) A shadow.

6. How old was Chuck when his grandparents Sarah and Albie took him to Disney World?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

7. How many people are eventually revealed to have been killed in the explosion featured on the news?
(a) 23.
(b) 53.
(c) 12.
(d) 31.

8. Who is Allie Winters?
(a) Holly's therapist.
(b) Holly's aunt.
(c) Holly's best friend.
(d) Holly's sister.

9. Albie is said to have "at least" told "part of the truth" (133) about the cupola to his grandson Chuck just before Chuck turned how old?
(a) 16.
(b) 9.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

10. How many short steps are included in the flight of the stairs leading to the cupola?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 9.

11. In what month just after the end of Chuck's eighth grade year did his grandmother Sarah die?
(a) June.
(b) May.
(c) July.
(d) August.

12. In what year did Sarah and Albie Krantz move into the home where they later raised Chuck?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1963.

13. Who entered the room while Albie was telling Chuck about his experiences in the cupola?
(a) Jane.
(b) Henry.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Felicia.

14. Which character does Holly nearly call in the section entitled "December 14, 2020"?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Chet.
(c) Jerome.
(d) Pete.

15. What malady contributed to the death of Holly's former business partner, Bill Hodges?
(a) AIDS.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Influenza.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which person's future death did Chuck foresee when he entered the cupola?

2. Jerome Robinson works part-time for Holly while he pursues which other endeavor?

3. In what year was Chuck's childhood home with his grandparents built, according to Albie?

4. Chuck revealed to his wife before his death that he had incurred the scar on his hand while he was taking what action?

5. When Holly gets a call in the section entitled "December 15, 2020," she then travels home to which state?

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