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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the names of Ethan’s three elderly aunts he visits every week?
(a) Mary, Katherine, and Christina.
(b) Elizabeth, Marsha, and Sarah.
(c) Sarafine, Emily, and Ridley.
(d) Mercy, Prudence, and Grace.

2. What does Lena says her Aunt Del is in “A Crack in the Plaster”?
(a) A Palimpsest.
(b) A siren.
(c) A shifter.
(d) An illusionist.

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

4. How is Link’s car referred to in the novel?
(a) “The Beater.”
(b) "The Gas Guzzler."
(c) "The Whip."
(d) "The Lemon."

5. On what date does the narrator open “Greenbrier”?
(a) October 15.
(b) September 12.
(c) September 29.
(d) September 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ethan lives in what southern U.S. State in the novel?

2. On what date does “Marian the Librarian” open?

3. What member of the basketball team is chosen to tell Ethan to stay away from Lena in “Gathering Days”?

4. What is Ethan’s father’s profession?

5. What does Lena reach into Ethan’s pocket to take out in “The Last Three Rows”?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lena attempt to push Ethan away in “Greenbrier”? How does Ethan respond?

2. What is significant about the conversation between Ethan and Lena regarding the storm in “Collision”?

3. How are the chapters structured in the novel? What is the significance of the dates noted?

4. What does Ethan learn about the history of Ravenwood in “The Sisters”?

5. What part of the library does Ethan visit for the first time in “Marian the Librarian”? How is this room described?

6. What is significant about the kitchen in Ravenwood Manor, as seen in “The Real Boo Radley”?

7. Who are “The Sisters” that this chapter title references? What is their relationship to Ethan?

8. Who is “Boo Radley” in “The Real Boo Radley”? What novel is this name an allusion to?

9. What supernatural incidents are described in the opening of “The Real Boo Radley”?

10. How do Ethan and Lena part at the end of “Collision”? What aroma does Ethan smell at this time?

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