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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Jerome Robinson works part-time for Holly while he pursues which other endeavor?
(a) Training for a marathon.
(b) Inventing an app.
(c) Remodeling his home.
(d) Writing a book.

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

4. In what state was the door to the cupola throughout Chuck's childhood?
(a) Locked.
(b) Missing.
(c) Barricaded.
(d) Broken.

5. When Dan's grandson calls Holly in the section called "December 22, 2020," she asks him to tell Dan what fact about the Outsider?
(a) It is dead.
(b) It is gone.
(c) It is wounded.
(d) It is back.

6. The prologue of the story "If It Bleeds" discusses January of which year?
(a) 2020.
(b) 2019.
(c) 2023.
(d) 2021.

7. What object did Albie mention in association with the vision he had of his wife Sarah's death?
(a) Raft.
(b) Glue.
(c) Rope.
(d) Bread.

8. How many thousands of dollars does Holly demand from Chet during their meeting on December 18?
(a) 500.
(b) 100.
(c) 250.
(d) 300.

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

10. What kind of person strokes his mustache when the section entitled "December 8-9, 2020" begins?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A garbage collector.
(c) A receptionist.
(d) A delivery driver.

11. The first time the scene changes within "December 8-9, 2020," Holly is getting ready to watch what type of show at 3 in the afternoon?
(a) Talk show.
(b) Court.
(c) Soap opera.
(d) Documentary.

12. What is the name of the therapist to whom Holly told her story about the Outsider?
(a) Allie.
(b) Jeffrey.
(c) Carl.
(d) Alan.

13. How many miles away did Chuck's immediate family live from the home of his grandparents, Albie and Sarah?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

14. What is the name of the business owned by Holly?
(a) Better Beepers.
(b) Kooky Closets.
(c) Finders Keepers.
(d) Another Way.

15. What is the last name of Holly, the protagonist of the story entitled "If It Bleeds"?
(a) Gibney.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Merrill.
(d) Galleon.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Albie told Chuck that he visited the cupola so infrequently because it was full of what?

3. In what style did Albie say the family's home had been fashioned when he told Chuck about the cupola for the first time?

4. How old was Chuck when his grandparents Sarah and Albie took him to Disney World?

5. How many children in total were in the dancing club the year Chuck joined?

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