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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the answer to the clue Ethan puts in the crossword puzzle: “As in, as hard as I can, every minute of every day” in Chapter 9: "Stars and Stripes"?

2. What are the songs called that Ethan’s mother says she sent him in Chapter 2: "Fried Green Tomatoes"?

3. What is the answer to the clue Ethan puts in the crossword puzzle for six down: “As in, parochial. Local. Insular. The place we’re stuck, whether in the Otherworld or the Mortal one” in Chapter 9: "Stars and Stripes"?

4. What kind of dogs does Aunt Prue have running around her ankles in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?

5. What are the cards called that Amma’s grandmother reads in Chapter 8: "Broken Bottles"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ethan’s first message that he sends to Lena in Chapter 9: "Stars and Stripes"?

2. How does Ethan respond when he learns that Obidias wrote his page in The Caster Chronicles?

3. How does Ethan go about communicating with Lena in Chapter 12: "Still Here"?

4. Where is Ethan when he awakens in the opening of Chapter 1: "Home"? What does he realize about his situation?

5. How are Katherine Cooper and Samuel Sewell described in Chapter 13: "Where the Crow Carries You"?

6. How is the Otherworld arranged in terms of where the inhabitants exist? How are the houses described?

7. What does Obidias tell Ethan he will need in order to get to The Caster Chronicles?

8. Who among the Mortals in Gatlin is unaware of Ethan’s death in the beginning of the novel? How has Ethan’s death remained hidden?

9. How is the River Master described in Chapter 15: "The River Master"? What is he doing when Ethan arrives?

10. What information is related in the Prologue: “Beginning Again? What tone is established in this opening?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of Gatlin, South Carolina, as depicted in Beautiful Redemption. How does the narrator feel about his hometown? How is the town described by his father? How large is the town?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the changing nature of Ravenwood Manor. How has the interior of the house appeared differently on the different occasions when Ethan has entered it? What changes the appearance? How does it appear at the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Genevieve in the novel. How is Genevieve related to Lena? What is the story of her relationship with Ethan Carter Wate? How do Genevieve’s actions influence the story?

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