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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. Where do Merricat and Constance sweep the rubble to?
(a) The dining room.
(b) The back porch.
(c) The drawing room.
(d) The cellar.

2. What does Merricat wrap around Constance in Chapter 8?
(a) A tablecloth.
(b) Julian's shawl.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A jacket.

3. What does Merricat use to barricade the sides of the house in Chapter 10?
(a) Bricks and lumber.
(b) Tree boughs and branches.
(c) Broken furniture.
(d) Stones.

4. What does Charles threaten to do in Chapter 7 which causes Merricat run away?
(a) Beat her.
(b) Lock her in the cellar.
(c) Have her put in a hospital.
(d) Punish her.

5. What does a woman called Ethel tell some children outside the Blackwoods' house?
(a) That the Blackwood sisters hunt children.
(b) That the Blackwood sisters torture small animals.
(c) That the Blackwood sisters are dead.
(d) That the Blackwood sisters have magic powers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what do the girls find lying just inside the drawing room door?

2. What does Merricat see happen at the house while in the forest?

3. What does Constance prepare for Merricat to eat in Chapter 9?

4. What was the name of Merricat's brother?

5. How does Julian describe Charles?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charles say which causes Merricat to run away in Chapter 7?

2. What does Merricat do when she peeks in at Charles's room in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 10, what does Merricat build to protect her and her sister? What item is brought from the house to add to it?

4. How do the villagers act while the Blackwoods' house is burning? What does Charles do while the house is burning?

5. After the fire, what do the sisters find to use for clothing?

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

7. What state is the kitchen in when the girls return home?

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

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

10. What finally gets the villagers to leave the Blackwoods' property?

(see the answer keys)

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