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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 name of the road the Hale house is on?

2. What complement does Eddy give Catherine in Part II?

3. What does Mary Lawton do after the Hales die?

4. What does Mary Lawton's daughter struggle with?

5. What does Justine Sokolov work at?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Catherine eventually conclude that the house may be haunted?

2. How do Eddy and Cole find a way to spend time at their old house again?

3. What are some unusual characteristics of Bram and Justine Sokolov?

4. How do George's parents treat him after Catherine's murder?

5. What information about the Hale house does George keep from Catherine?

6. How does the deaths of the Hale parents affect their three children, and where do the children go afterwards?

7. What startles the Pratts about the appearance of George and Franny Clare at their house in Part I?

8. How do Catherine's parents treat George after Catherine's murder?

9. How did Ella Cole feel about her husband?

10. How does Mary Lawton show loyalty and care to her friend Ella Hale after Ella's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Brundage establish and maintain suspense throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What are some of Brundage's first clues to the reader that George Clare might not be all he appears to be? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Does George Clare ever have to face a meaningful consequence for all of of his evil acts? Why or why not? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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