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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 does Ethan tell Lena in “The Writing on the Wall”?
(a) He is leaving her for someone else.
(b) He must go away for a month.
(c) He is falling in love with her.
(d) He is in love with her sister.

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

3. What song plays on Ethan’s phone in the beginning of “The Writing on the Wall”?
(a) “Wish You Were Here.”
(b) “Seventeen Moons.”
(c) “Sixteen Moons.”
(d) “Yesterday.”

4. What kind of car does Lena use for transportation in the novel?
(a) A beetle.
(b) A van.
(c) A hearse.
(d) A pickup truck.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The initials on the locket represent a man who was related to Ethan how?

2. What is Ethan’s father’s name?

3. On what date is “The Writing on the Wall” set?

4. Where does Ethan’s father spend all of his time since the death of his wife?

5. Where does Ethan awaken in the beginning of “The Writing on the Wall”?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Lena upset when she, Ethan, and Marian return to the present in “Marian the Librarian”? How does Marian respond?

2. What confuses Ethan about the appearance of Ravenwood Manor when he arrives in “The Real Boo Radley”?

3. What is Amma’s role within the Wate household? How is her role in the family illustrated through her actions in “The Middle of Nowhere”?

4. What does the reader learn about the significance of the library in “The Real Boo Radley”?

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

6. Why does Lena say she doesn’t want to begin a relationship with Ethan in “A Crack in the Plaster”? How does Ethan respond?

7. What conversation does Ethan overhear between Macon Ravenwood and Amma in “The Greats”?

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

9. When Ethan and Lena show Marian the locket and travel back in time in “Marian the Librarian,” what scene do they arrive in?

10. What strange occurrence happens late at night in “Hallow E’en”?

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