Characters
Who is the narrator of the story?
A) Constance Blackwood
B) Charles Blackwood
C) Mary Katherine “Merricat” Blackwood
D) Uncle Julian
C. Mary Kethrine "Merricat" Blackwood
What was poisoned to kill the Blackwood family?
A) The wine
B) The bread
C) The sugar
D) The tea
C. The Sugar
What kind of town is the story set in?
A) Busy city
B) Isolated countryside
C) Coastal village
D) Suburban neighborhood
B. Isolated countryside
Merricat buries objects to keep them safe. This is:
A) A magical act
B) Part of her trauma/delusion
C) Village tradition
D) A game she plays with Jonas
B. Part of her trauma/delusion
“I could eat a child if I had to.” Who says this?
A) Merricat
B) Constance
C) Charles
D) Uncle Julian
A. Merricat
Who was accused of poisoning the Blackwood family?
A) Merricat
B) Constance
C) Charles
D) Aunt Dorothy
B. Constance
Where does Merricat go twice a week?
A) Church
B) The town store
C) The woods
D) The train station
B. The town store
What room in the house remains mostly intact after the fire?
A) The dining room
B) The bedroom
C) The kitchen
D) The attic
C. The kitchen
The townspeople treat the sisters kindly.
A) True
B) False – they’re cruel and mocking
C) True – but only Constance
D) False – they never speak to them
→ B
B. True- but only Constance
“We are so happy.” What does this quote represent?
A) The family’s denial
B) The sisters’ twisted peace
C) The townspeople’s wishes
D) Julian’s last words
B. The sisters' twisted peace
Which character obsessively writes about the poisoning incident?
A) Charles
B) Merricat
C) Constance
D) Uncle Julian
D. Uncle Julian
What does Merricat believe protects her and the house?
A) Her spells and buried items
B) Jonas the cat
C) The old tree
D) Her sister’s food
A. Her spells and buried items
Where does Merricat perform her rituals?
A) The attic
B) The graveyard
C) The woods/garden
D) The basement
C. The woods/garden
Merricat speaks to her dead family. This shows:
A) Ghosts are haunting her
B) Her imagination and trauma
C) She's writing a book
D) Nothing unusual
B. Her imagination and trauma
“My name is Mary Katherine Blackwood. I am eighteen years old…” appears:
A) At the end of the book
B) In her diary
C) As the opening line
D) On a gravestone
C. As the opening line
Who arrives at the house and disrupts the sisters’ life?
A) Cousin Charles
B) The doctor
C) Uncle Julian
D) The priest
A. Cousin Charles
What causes the townspeople to destroy the house?
A) A rumor
B) A flood
C) A fire
D) A murder
C. A fire
What do the locked gates and overgrown garden symbolize?
A) Wealth
B) Protection and isolation
C) Luxury
D) Nature taking over
B. Protection and isolation
Constance never leaves the house.
A) False – she goes to church weekly
B) False – she shops every day
C) True – she’s agoraphobic
D) True – except the garden
D. True - except the garden
“She never meant to hurt anyone.” Who is this about?
A) Constance
B) Merricat
C) Charles
D) Their mother
B. Merricat
Who is often considered “crazy” by the townspeople?
A) Constance
B) Charles
C) Merricat
D) Uncle Julian
C. Merricat
What does Constance finally admit at the end?
A) She hated the family
B) She poisoned them
C) She knew Merricat did it
D) Charles planned the deaths
C. She knows Merricat did it
What food does Constance often prepare in the ruined house?
A) Jam and berries
B) Steak and potatoes
C) Pancakes
D) Ice cream
A. Jam and berries
Jonas the cat talks to Merricat.
A) Yes, he literally speaks
B) Yes, in dreams
C) No – it's a delusion
D) No – it’s a joke between sisters
C. No - It's a delusion
"The world is full of terrible people.” What does this suggest?
A) Constance’s fear of townspeople
B) Merricat’s dark worldview
C) Julian’s paranoia
D) Charles’s warning
B. Merricat's dark worldview