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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 does Merricat consider replacing her father's book in the tree with?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A fork.
(c) A hair brush.
(d) A necklace.

2. What is in the Blackwoods' orchard?
(a) Four apple trees.
(b) Six cherry trees.
(c) A few tree stumps.
(d) A dozen peach and plum trees.

3. What do the Blackwood girls do on Mondays?
(a) Write letters to family.
(b) Tidy the house.
(c) Sew.
(d) Tend to the lawn.

4. What does Merricat imagine her buried baby teeth might someday turn into?
(a) Fairies.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Dragons.
(d) Cherry trees.

5. What does Merricat's uncle rely on to get around?
(a) A wheelchair.
(b) Crutches.
(c) A zimmerframe.
(d) A cane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Merricat hope would happen to the people who come to her house uninvited?

2. Besides the library, where did Mary Katherine usually stop when she went to the village?

3. What is Mrs. Wright's first name?

4. How did the Blackwoods die?

5. What does Charles offer to do for Merricat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mary Katherine think of the villagers?

2. Which of Merricat's safeguards does she find has fallen in Chapter 4?

3. Who comes to see Julian in Chapter 3? What does Constance do before his arrival?

4. What are Mary Katherine's thoughts about the Rochester house?

5. What does Julian describe in detail in Chapter 3?

6. What was Mary Katherine's routine when she visited the village?

7. Who does Helen Clarke bring with her to the Blackwoods'? How do Merricat and Constance feel about having an extra guest?

8. What do Helen and Mrs. Wright encourage Constance to do in Chapter 2?

9. How did many members of the Blackwoods family die?

10. What are Merricat's safeguards as described in Chapter 3?

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