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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 is the message that Lena and Ethan decipher from the page numbers in the book in Ethan’s father’s study in “White Christmas”?
(a) “Claim yourself.”
(b) "Be dark."
(c) "Stay Calm."
(d) “Enter the light.”

2. “White Christmas” begins on what date?
(a) October 12.
(b) December 13.
(c) December 19.
(d) February 11.

3. Who is said to be fully focused on having Lena expelled from school in “It Rhymes with Witch”?
(a) Mrs. Wate.
(b) Mrs. Smith.
(c) Mrs. Anderson.
(d) Mrs. Lincoln.

4. Where is the hiding place that Ethan hid the spell book in “Sweet Sixteen”?
(a) The top of his closet.
(b) Under his bed.
(c) Under his pillow.
(d) The back of the attic.

5. Who flings the door open at Ravenwood Manor and says to Ethan in “Sweet Sixteen,” “Finally, we’ve been waiting for you. Lena is in her room and she won’t let any of us in”?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Aunt Del.
(c) Ryan.
(d) Sarafine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ethan’s dad leave his study while Ethan and Lena are in the house in “White Christmas”?

2. Macon tells Ethan in “The Sandman or Something Like Him” that he replenishes himself by taking what from mortals?

3. Who asks Ethan to look after Lena in “Just Your Average American Holiday”?

4. Whose eyes do Lena and the others look through to see the book dropping into the grave in “Grave Digging”?

5. By what name is the Caster Library called in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the denouement of the novel. Does the story end happily?

2. What does Ivy reveal about Genevieve’s actions and their consequences in “Domus Lunae Libri”?

3. What holiday is being celebrated in “Just Your Average American Holiday”? How is the setting and atmosphere described in the chapter?

4. What does Ethan consider of Mrs. Lincoln’s “testimony” at the hearing in “When the Saints Go Marching In”?

5. What news does Ethan receive in the beginning of “Lollipop Girl” that causes him to leave the party?

6. Why do Ethan and Lena take Aunt Del with them to the cemetery in “Grave Digging”?

7. What is Ridley’s response when Ethan asks her why she’s doing what she’s doing in “Lollipop Girl”?

8. What does Macon Ravenwood reveal about his supernatural abilities in “The Sandman or Something Like Him”?

9. In what ways is the setting of the party significant to the main characters in “Sweet Sixteen”?

10. Where are Lena, Ethan, and Marian transported when they touch the locket in “Domus Lunae Libri”? What does Genevieve do?

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