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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bud tell his little brother Doris is doing at the stove?
(a) Boiling old boots.
(b) Creating a magic love potion.
(c) Putting lumps in the mashed potatoes.
(d) Making a stew from rocks and dirt.

2. Why are the boys staring at the Willens house?
(a) They are wondering if Mrs. Willens will be angry at them for waiting so long to go to the police.
(b) They have begun to suspect that Mrs. Willens has something to do with her husband's death.
(c) It has only just occurred to them that Mr. Willens's death will be terrible for his wife.
(d) It is hard for them to understand how it can look exactly as usual when Mr. Willens is dead.

3. To what does the narrator compare a part of the retinoscope?
(a) A mushroom.
(b) A full moon.
(c) A shark's tooth.
(d) An elf's head.

4. What is the Willens house known for?
(a) Its bright color.
(b) Its size.
(c) Its flowers.
(d) Its unusual roof.

5. Why does it bother Cece when his mother gives him money?
(a) He knows how hard it is for her to save any money.
(b) He thinks she does it out of shame.
(c) He thinks that she does it to get rid of him for a while.
(d) He is sure that she has stolen it from his father.

6. For Enid, what is different about Mrs. Quinn from all of her previous patients?
(a) She does not want to help Mrs. Quinn.
(b) She will be sad when Mrs. Quinn dies.
(c) She has never been treated so badly by a patient.
(d) She thinks there is something suspicious about Mrs. Quinn's illness.

7. What does Mrs. Quinn ask Enid to get her daughters to stop doing?
(a) Slamming the door.
(b) Laughing loudly in the house.
(c) Coming in to visit her.
(d) Playing outdoors.

8. Who gave Lois and Sylvie their blocks, coloring books, and paper dolls?
(a) Mrs. Willens.
(b) Enid's mother.
(c) Olive.
(d) Mrs. Box.

9. When do the boys plan to go to the police?
(a) Never.
(b) After dinner.
(c) In the morning.
(d) As soon as they return to town.

10. What relation is Olive to Mrs. Quinn?
(a) Her daugher.
(b) Her sister-in-law.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

11. Why is Walley especially crowded on the day the boys are walking to the police station?
(a) One of the mills is hiring and people have come from all over looking for work.
(b) There is a county fair happening.
(c) It is Canada Day weekend.
(d) The country people are in town because it is Saturday.

12. What does Mrs. Willens make an allusion to when she is talking with the boys?
(a) Rembrandt.
(b) World War II.
(c) Gaul.
(d) Mozart.

13. What word does the narrator suggest describes the way "many adult faces" look to children (7)?
(a) Cartoonish.
(b) Intimidating.
(c) Disinterested.
(d) Grotesque.

14. How long has Enid been a nurse by the time she has Mrs. Quinn as a patient?
(a) 16 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 8 years.

15. Where did Rupert meet his wife?
(a) Vancouver.
(b) Northern Canada.
(c) Montreal.
(d) Toronto.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the boys tell Captain Tervitt what they discovered, why does he not take them to make a police report?

2. What is the nickname that all three boys acquire as a result of this incident?

3. What is Cece's mother wearing when he gets home?

4. What is the "Death Trap" (7)?

5. What does Enid's mother believe is true about Enid?

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