View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What community event takes place throughout “The Claiming”?

2. What does Ethan wear while thumbing through the book in “The Battle of Honey Hill”?

3. Who is telepathically manipulating the incident surrounding Ethan’s father in “Lollipop Girl”?

4. Ethan learns in “Sweet Sixteen” after Link’s band performs that who is responsible for how good they sound?

5. What is Lena’s mother’s name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What assertions does Macon make in response to the previous testimony at the hearing in “When the Saints Go Marching In”?

2. What news does Ethan receive in the beginning of “Lollipop Girl” that causes him to leave the party?

3. What holiday is being celebrated in “Just Your Average American Holiday”? How is the setting and atmosphere described in the chapter?

4. What does Macon remark of Mrs. Snow and her husband at the hearing in “When the Saints Go Marching In”?

5. How is the crisis surrounding Ethan’s father resolved in the end of “Lollipop Girl”?

6. What does Ethan discover about Mrs. Lincoln’s character in “Family Reunion”?

7. Describe the denouement of the novel. Does the story end happily?

8. How is the birthday party described in “Sweet Sixteen”? Who performs at the party?

9. What final jabs does Macon make on the townspeople at the hearing in “When the Saints Go Marching In”?

10. How is the atmosphere of the school described in the beginning of “White Christmas”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Lena Duchannes in the novel. What does Lena look like? Why does she stand apart from the other teenagers at Ethan’s school? Where does Lena live?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship that Gatlin has with history, and specifically the history surrounding the Civil War. What battles are said to have taken place in or around Gatlin? How do the authors address the aspects of slavery involved in the Civil War? Were Lena and/or Ethan’s families slave owners?

Essay Topic 3

Define “narrative point of view” and discuss the narrative perspective in Beautiful Creatures. Who is the narrator of the story? Is the narrative perspective limited or omniscient? How does this affect the story?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 878 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample