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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Merricat recite facts about to Charles?
(a) Poisonous mushrooms.
(b) Serial killers.
(c) Local birds.
(d) Extinct animals.

2. Where does Charles sit at dinner?
(a) In Merricat's spot.
(b) At the kitchen counter.
(c) On the porch.
(d) In the girls' father's chair.

3. What is the name of Merricat's father?
(a) James.
(b) Harold.
(c) Edward.
(d) John.

4. Where does Constance meet Merricat in Chapter 2?
(a) On the house's porch.
(b) At the end of the garden.
(c) At the edge of the village.
(d) In the long field.

5. How many years has it been since the Blackwell family died?
(a) Four years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Eight years.
(d) Six years.

6. What is Constance's relationship to the man who comes to call in Chapter 4?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They are employer and employee.
(c) They are childhood friends.
(d) They are former lovers.

7. What is the name of Julian's doctor?
(a) Dr. Mason.
(b) Dr. Davis.
(c) Dr. Ames.
(d) Dr. Levy.

8. What does Charles offer to do for Merricat?
(a) Run her Tuesday errands.
(b) Send her to a fancy school.
(c) Build her a treehouse.
(d) Dig up her treasures.

9. What does Merricat hope would happen to the people who come to her house uninvited?
(a) That they would be arrested.
(b) That they would be bitten by snakes.
(c) That they would meet with bad luck.
(d) That they would die.

10. What has Merricat nailed to a tree to keep evil away?
(a) A book.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A pie plate.
(d) A horseshoe.

11. Who does Mary Katherine believe is entitled to own the nicest house in the village?
(a) Herself.
(b) Her childhood friend.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her sister.

12. What does Merricat tell Constance about Charles?
(a) That his is an imposter.
(b) That he is a devil.
(c) That he is a monster.
(d) That he is a ghost.

13. What is the weather like in Chapter 4?
(a) Calm.
(b) Stormy.
(c) Snowy.
(d) Warm.

14. What does Julian say should have been poisoned with the arsenic?
(a) The apple jelly.
(b) The salad.
(c) The potatoes.
(d) The rarebit.

15. What does Merricat do to make Charles go away in Chapter 5?
(a) Sprinkles dirt in his bed.
(b) Locks him outside.
(c) Smashes a glass on the floor.
(d) Threatens him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Stella treat Mary Katherine?

2. Why does Merricat go outside in Chapter 4?

3. On what day does Merricat check that her safeguards on the property are in place?

4. How old is Constance in Chapter 5?

5. What does Merricat check for damage on the Blackwood property?

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