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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Ethan sits outside of Wate’s Landing in Chapter 7: "Crosswords,” he wonders if his father is working on his book about what?
(a) The Eighteenth Moon
(b) The Seventh Moon
(c) The Sixteenth Moon
(d) The Twelfth Moon

2. Who speaks to Ethan as he tries to find his way to Lena, saying “Whatcha doin’ there, boy?” in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?
(a) Mrs. Lincoln
(b) Genevieve
(c) Sarafine
(d) Mrs. Winifred

3. What is the name of the Gatlin cemetery that Ethan sees when he opens the door of the house in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?
(a) The Greenbrier Garden of Peace
(b) His Garden of Perpetual Peace
(c) Her Lady of the Silver Moon
(d) St. Augustine’s Gardens of Time

4. In Chapter 4: “Catfish Crossin’,” Aunt Prue tells Ethan, “you can’t make preserves until you learn how to” what?
(a) Turn on the oven
(b) Open a jar
(c) Boil water
(d) Pick berries

5. Who was the teacher of Marian’s Buddhist class she has told Ethan about in Chapter 1: "Home"?
(a) The Dude
(b) The Big Lebowski
(c) Serenity Steve
(d) Buddha Bob

6. What title does Ethan say his mother had in Chapter 2: "Fried Green Tomatoes"?
(a) A Keeper
(b) A Shifter
(c) A Natural
(d) A Caster

7. Ethan says in Chapter 6: "Silver Button,” “I was brought up to be” what?
(a) A noble and honest man
(b) A well-read scholar
(c) A good Southern boy
(d) A Wayward

8. What object does Lena take out in Chapter 6: "Silver Button" that Ethan recalls giving her not long ago on the water tower?
(a) A book of casts
(b) A Bible
(c) A mixed tape
(d) A Sharpie pen

9. Who tells Ethan that he must destroy his page from the Caster Chronicles in order to attain his objective in Chapter 10: "Snake Eyes"?
(a) Xavier
(b) Uncle Barclay
(c) Obidias
(d) Bud Clayton

10. What is the name of the door to the Far Keep that Ethan remembers in Chapter 7: "Crosswords"?
(a) The Temporis Porta
(b) The Cataclyst Chasm
(c) The Palimpset Portal
(d) The Thaumaturge

11. What are the songs called that Ethan’s mother says she sent him in Chapter 2: "Fried Green Tomatoes"?
(a) The Moon Songs
(b) The Sun Songs
(c) The Shadowing Songs
(d) The Psalm Songs

12. Where in Ravenwood Manor is Ethan standing when he opens his eyes in the beginning of Chapter 6: "Silver Button"?
(a) Macon’s room
(b) Lena’s room
(c) The hallway
(d) The kitchen

13. What is Ethan’s mother’s name in the novel?
(a) Ridley Wate
(b) Mercy Wate
(c) Lila Evers Wate
(d) Sarafine Wate

14. Whose dentures does Aunt Prue say she hid the day before in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?
(a) Amma’s
(b) Mercy’s
(c) Grace’s
(d) Thelma’s

15. By what name does Amma’s grandmother call her in Chapter 8: "Broken Bottles"?
(a) Amalie
(b) Amelica
(c) Amina
(d) Amarie

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Aunt Prue tell Ethan his body was buried in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?

2. What route does Ethan instinctively look for as he heads toward Main Street in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?

3. Aunt Prue says she gave Lena what object so that she could stay in contact with her in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?

4. When Ethan opens the bottle in Chapter 8: "Broken Bottles" and the narrative transitions to Amma’s childhood, what is Amma’s great-great-great grandmother called?

5. What book by Jack Kerouac does Ethan pull from the pile of books under his bed in Chapter 1: "Home"?

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