The Death of Mrs. Westaway Test | Final Test - Medium

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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. In the picture Hal now has in her possession, who is the only subject looking at the photographer?
(a) Ezra.
(b) Maud.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Harding.

2. What year is included in all diary entries presented within the text?
(a) 2004.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1994.

3. Hal considers in Chapter 33 that which character is the only one at Trepassen House who has never trusted her?
(a) Harding.
(b) Freddie.
(c) Mrs. Warren.
(d) Ezra.

4. Lizzie reports having seen Maggie sporting "a black eye and a split lip" (259) while on her way to what location one day?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The garden.
(c) School.
(d) The hospital.

5. At the end of Chapter 23, Ezra announces that he misses which character?
(a) Lizzie.
(b) Maud.
(c) Hester.
(d) Maggie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose voice represented in the diary Hal finds particularly resonates with her?

2. What statement does Hal make to Ezra during a car ride that the narrator then declares to be "only half true" (183)?

3. Who sends Hal a text message with a code enclosed that will act as her train ticket back toward Trepassen House?

4. Whose voice represented in the diary Hal finds does NOT resonate with her?

5. What type of tarot reading does Hal perform for Abel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What special sadness does Ezra express to Hal about the death of his twin sister Maud?

2. To which two questions is Hal determined to find the answers by returning to Trepassen House?

3. What is the most popular theory among Abel, Ezra, and Harding in relation to their mother's motive for drawing up her will the way she had?

4. What does Hal decide in Chapter 33 about Mrs. Warren's reason for staying silent about the identity of Hal's mother and why does her conclusion frighten her?

5. Which element of her late mother's behavior perplexes Hal the most, as depicted in Chapter 36?

6. What is Abel's reply when Hal asks him who had taken the photograph he had given to her and why does Hal believe his answer to be false?

7. Who confronts Hal when she is making her escape from Trepassen House by way of the drawing room window and what do they say?

8. What is the real reason why Hal takes the four-mile walk to St. Piran village in Chapter 34?

9. In Chapter 24, Hal announces to the Westaway family at Trepassen House that she has made what decision?

10. What does Hal find out when she speaks with Lizzie?

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