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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 does Millie give to George after DeBeers's death?

2. What does George eventually bring Catherine for Valentine's Day?

3. What does George nearly force Cole to do in Part III?

4. What does Catherine see on George's bumper that makes her think he has something to do with Justine's accident?

5. How does Willis feel about Eddy Hale?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mary Lawton think when Catherine Clare tells her that she thinks Ella Hale's presence is still in the house?

2. Why does Catherine find herself having some sympathy for George in Part IV?

3. How does Catherine confront George about her worst suspicions about his actions in Part IV?

4. What does Cole Hale do in Part IV at dinner at the Sokolov's?

5. In Part IV, what does Willis think when George kills the deer their car has just hit?

6. What happens between Catherine and George as they return home from the Sokolov house in Part III?

7. What does Catherine ask Eddy for help with in Part IV?

8. How does George Clare often make Cole Hale uncomfortable?

9. What is the clearest indication that Catherine is not the only one to sense the presence of a ghost in Hale house?

10. What advice does Floyd DeBeers give George when they go sailing together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Brundage handle the topic of the supernatural throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

When and how does Catherine Clare finally realize how dangerous George Clare really is? When and how does the reader finally realize how dangerous George Clare really is? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What are some tactics and methods George Clare uses to deceive those around him from an early age? Are Brundages's descriptions of George's escapades believable? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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