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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 lets Eddy play his trumpet in Part II?

2. Who is Catherine Clare's child?

3. What does Catherine do with Eddy and Cole sometimes when they are working at her house?

4. Where does Catherine do most of her work?

5. How does Eddy meet Willis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What impression does George Clare get of the direction the police investigation into Catherine's murder is taking?

2. How did Ella Cole feel about her husband?

3. How does Brundage describe the relationship between the three Hale brothers?

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

5. What does Catherine think the first time she tours the Hale house?

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

7. Why does George Clare pay to put his Fiat in a garage, even though he cannot really afford to?

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

9. How does George's and Willis's relationship begin?

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

How does Brundage portray rural and farming life through the lens of the town of Chosen and its residents? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What role does religious and spiritual faith play in Catherine Clare's life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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