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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. Who is the youngest son in the Hale family?

2. What kind of business is George Clare's father in?

3. What does George tell his boss when his boss asks George what his essence is?

4. Who is the muse of the painter George focuses his dissertation on?

5. Where does George see Willis for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Catherine and George Clare end up together in the first place?

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

3. How does Catherine feel about religion and spirituality?

4. What is a major reason that the Hale farm fails?

5. Why do the Hale boys return to the empty house from time to time at the farm?

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

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

8. How do Eddy and Cole end up feeling about Catherine Clare?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Brundage's treatment of the topic of marriage throughout this novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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

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