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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 one reason Willis does not tell anyone about her mother?

2. What does Catherine discover about George when she takes the book from his nightstand back to the library?

3. What rumors does Mary Lawton hear about George in Part III?

4. How does George's young cousin die?

5. What does Mary drive to the Clare house to deliver to Catherine in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does George think about his own upbringing with his family?

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

3. What does Justine begin to think about George Clare in Part III?

4. What does Lloyd DeBeers do when he finds out George has faked his credentials?

5. Why does Cole Hale go to the pawn shop in Part IV, and what happens afterwards?

6. What details of Willis's life does she keep secret?

7. Why does Mary Lawton think that hers and Travis's social life sometimes suffers in Chosen?

8. In Part III, when does Mary Lawton begin to really worry about Catherine Clare?

9. What does George do after DeBeers tells him he has no choice but to fire him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why and how is Catherine Clare thwarted any time she tries to take concrete steps to escape her abusive and dangerous marriage? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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