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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food does Bart's pet refuse to eat when Bart first tries to feed him?
(a) Oats.
(b) Apple.
(c) Berries.
(d) Hay.

2. In the chapter titled Shadows, Bart thinks pretending to be an _________ is tiring.
(a) Earthworm.
(b) Octopus.
(c) Old man.
(d) Ape.

3. What does Jory overhear his mother calling Chris in the chapter titled Sugar and Spice?
(a) Corey Winslow.
(b) Christopher Doll.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Master manipulator.

4. What name does Jory hear the rich woman cry, when he climbs the oak tree after crying under a statue?
(a) Christopher.
(b) Carrie.
(c) Cathy.
(d) Cory.

5. When Jory has to ride the bus home from school, what does he hide in the ravine?
(a) Bike.
(b) Pictures.
(c) Ballet shoes.
(d) Magazines.

6. What does Bart try to train his new pet to be?
(a) Pony.
(b) Circus bear.
(c) Snake.
(d) Rescue dog.

7. Who does Jory think his parents show their most fervent side to?
(a) Madame Marisha.
(b) Their friends.
(c) Their children.
(d) Each other.

8. What does Bart say when he meets Cindy?
(a) He hates her.
(b) He wants to feed her.
(c) Nothing.
(d) She reminds him of sour milk.

9. In Malcolm's journal, Malcolm's father has him strip naked, whips him, and then locks him in the attic for what offense?
(a) Hiding when his father called for him.
(b) Shredding his mother's old corsets.
(c) Smoking his father's tobacco.
(d) Destroying his mother's childhood pictures.

10. What is Bart offered instead of a pony?
(a) St. Bernard.
(b) Iguana.
(c) Persian cat.
(d) Parrot.

11. During their attic scene, how old does Chris say Cathy was when he knew her?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Thirty two.
(c) Twenty seven.
(d) Fourteen.

12. While conversing with Cathy in the attic, what does Chris say "often leads to reality?"
(a) Wishful thinking.
(b) The subconscious.
(c) Nightmare.
(d) Plotting.

13. What does Chris throw out of the attic windows in the chapter titled Jory?
(a) Shreds of an old photo.
(b) Paper flowers.
(c) Picnic hamper.
(d) Dustmop.

14. When Jory is eavesdropping on his parents' argument downstairs, Cathy asks Chris if she reminds him of _______.
(a) Her.
(b) Madame Marisha.
(c) Corinne.
(d) Malcolm.

15. Cindy is Jory's _______.
(a) Sister.
(b) Dance partner.
(c) Cousin.
(d) Girlfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bart told his "real" father's name is?

2. In My Heart's Desire, what does John Amos whisper of when he leads Bart to his cubby-hole?

3. When remembering her wedding with Paul, what does Cathy say the minister had to urge Chris to do?

4. Who does Cindy remind Cathy of?

5. Whose life does Cathy say she might have saved the only time she'd been right?

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