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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amma insist that Ethan do with the locket he’s found in “The Sisters”?
(a) Burn it in the oven.
(b) Bury it where he found it.
(c) Take it to his father.
(d) Give it to her to safe keep.

2. Macon Ravenwood reveals that Amma has what power in “The Greats”?
(a) She is a vampire.
(b) She is a seer.
(c) She is a succubus.
(d) She is a siren.

3. What term does Lena use to describe people in her family who hold magical powers in “A Fork in the Road”?
(a) Casters.
(b) Witches.
(c) Warlocks.
(d) Succulents.

4. What do the older members of Ethan’s community refer to the Civil War as?
(a) The War of Union Soldiers.
(b) The War of Northern Aggression.
(c) The War of the Deserters.
(d) The War of Southern Aggression.

5. What is Ethan’s father’s name?
(a) James.
(b) Peter.
(c) Mitchell.
(d) Walter.

6. What is the name of the high school that Ethan attends?
(a) McKinleyville High School.
(b) Stonewall Jackson High School.
(c) Malvern Mountain High School.
(d) Watson River High School.

7. The chapter title “Marian the Librarian” is a literary allusion to what musical?
(a) Guys and Dolls.
(b) Avenue Q.
(c) Cats.
(d) The Music Man.

8. What aroma does Ethan frequently smell after his recurring dreams and when strange things happen in the novel?
(a) Honeysuckle and cinnamon.
(b) Rotten meat and eggs.
(c) Rosemary and lemons.
(d) Jasmine and berries.

9. What book does Genevieve retrieve when Marian, Ethan, and Lena travel back in time in “Marian the Librarian”?
(a) The Book of Songs.
(b) The Book of Moons.
(c) The Book of Casts.
(d) The Book of Suns.

10. Where does Ethan awaken in the beginning of “The Writing on the Wall”?
(a) His father's study.
(b) The basement of his house.
(c) Lena’s bedroom.
(d) The cemetery.

11. What is the name of the location where Amma lives?
(a) Wader’s Creek.
(b) Jackson Square.
(c) Miller’s Crossing.
(d) Ravenwood Manor.

12. The visitor who knocks at Ethan’s door late at night in “Hallow E’en” offers him what?
(a) Candied apples.
(b) Brownies.
(c) Soda pop.
(d) A key.

13. What initials do Lena and Ethan find on the locket Ethan has found in “Greenbrier”?
(a) MDG.
(b) BRD.
(c) ELW.
(d) RSG.

14. What date opens “A Crack in the Plaster”?
(a) September 12.
(b) October 12.
(c) September 15.
(d) October 9.

15. By what name does Lena call Ridley’s mother in the novel?
(a) Aunt Sarafine.
(b) Sister Mercy.
(c) Aunt Thelma.
(d) Aunt Del.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Ethan in “New Girl” that the new girl is a niece of Macon Ravenwood in “New Girl”?

2. Where do Ethan and Link pass a truant officer in the beginning of “New Girl”?

3. Ethan tells Lena that Macon believes he has powers because he was able to do what in “Red Sweater”?

4. On what date is “The Greats” set?

5. What are the names of Ethan’s three elderly aunts he visits every week?

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