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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 gives Cole a ride home from the Clare party in Part III?

2. What does Catherine accuse George of never once considering in Part III?

3. What does George do once he is sitting on DeBeers's boat?

4. What do George and Justine both take at DeBeers's party?

5. What is one reason Willis does not tell anyone about her mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Catherine feel about the DeBeers after having them for dinner?

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

5. What does George do after Henri's death that he was not proud of?

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

7. What does DeBeers's wife offer George at DeBeers's funeral?

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

9. What does George do when Catherine tells him she is leaving him for the first time?

10. What interaction at the MoMA museum in Part IV shakes George badly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the people of Chosen treat the Hale boys - Wade, Eddy and Cole - after the tragic death of their parents? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Brundage explain the relationship between George Clare and Willis Howard? Why does Willis continue to see George, even though she knows he is destructive and dangerous? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Catherine Clare's murder affect the town of Chosen in the event's immediate aftermath, and years later? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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