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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the boys play while Meg is left in the basement alone?
(a) Cards.
(b) Chess.
(c) The Game.
(d) Checkers.

2. What does David hear when he enters the Chandler home in Chapter 25?
(a) A commotion.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A fire.
(d) An explosion.

3. In Chapter 42, who tells readers there are some things a person will die without saying?
(a) Donny.
(b) Meg.
(c) David.
(d) Ruth.

4. After Meg is branded, what does Donny note about her?
(a) She will never get married.
(b) She is more attractive.
(c) She is not attractive at all.
(d) She isn't as attractive.

5. Who is afraid to go to the police because of their involvement in Meg's abuse?
(a) Ruth.
(b) David.
(c) Susan.
(d) Denise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who feels a surge of power when they realize they can help hurt Meg?

2. Where does David leave money for Meg?

3. What does Ruth do to Meg's drink?

4. What catches on fire in the basement?

5. What grows out of control for David?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Ruth's health in Chapter 35.

2. What is Meg's emotional response to the abuse she suffers in Chapter 28?

3. Discuss the things that each character does to Meg while she is captured in the basement at the Chandler house.

4. Discuss the time frame that David notes in Chapter 38.

5. After David stays away from Donny for some time, what does he then learn from Donny about the treatment Meg is currently enduring?

6. Discuss the plan that David and Susan concoct in order to escape the Chandler basement.

7. Discuss the kiss shared between Meg and David.

8. What does Ruth do with lit matches in Chapter 32?

9. Discuss the conversation David and Susan have in Chapter 43.

10. Who has nightmares about Meg and what do they do about them?

(see the answer keys)

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