2. Where does Merricat find Jonas sleeping in Chapter 6?
(a) In her secret hiding place.
(b) On the roof of the porch.
(c) Among the lettuce plants.
(d) In Charles' room.

3. In the board game in Merricat's mind, what is the result of the fire?
(a) Return to start.
(b) Game over.
(c) Lose one turn.
(d) Go back three spaces.

4. What stopped Merricat's mother from going to the summer house?
(a) Allergies.
(b) A rotting smell.
(c) Rats.
(d) An insect infestation.

5. Which of the following is not a song that Constance plays in Chapter 6?
(a) "I Saw a Lady."
(b) "A Vision in the Valley."
(c) "Over the Sea to Skye."
(d) "Flow Gently, Sweet Afton."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charles do while the house is on fire?

2. Who throws a rock through the Blackwood's window?

3. Where do Merricat and Constance sweep the rubble to?

4. Who tells everyone at the house to stop taunting the girls?

5. Who does Jim Clarke bring to the house in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What act commences the villagers' attack on the Blackwoods' house?

2. What does Merricat do in order to get Charles to leave her house?

3. Why does Charles come back to the Blackwood house?

4. In Chapter 7, what does Merricat decide to do on Thursday? What is special about Thursdays?

5. What does Charles discover hidden in Chapter 7? How does Merricat think he found it?

6. What does Constance apologize to Merricat about at the end of Chapter 9?

7. What do Constance and Merricat hear a woman tell some children in the Blackwood's yard?

8. What is Helen Clarke's goal when she comes by the house in Chapter 9?

9. After the fire, what does Merricat say are her new safeguards? Why does she think she needs new ones?

10. What does Merricat imagine at the end of Chapter 7?

(see the answer keys)

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