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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. Ethan says in “The Sandman or Something Like Him” that it is how long until Lena’s birthday?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 1 week.

2. Who speaks at the public hearing to say that the window Lena broke in school almost “cut my baby to shreds” in “When the Saints Go Marching In”?
(a) Mrs. Paulson.
(b) Mrs. Snow.
(c) Mrs. Lincoln.
(d) Mrs. Smith.

3. Who asks Ethan if he and Lena are attending the Winter Formal in “Waist Deep”?
(a) Link.
(b) Jeremy.
(c) Paul.
(d) Earl.

4. What does Ethan wear while thumbing through the book in “The Battle of Honey Hill”?
(a) Bike gloves.
(b) Gardening gloves.
(c) Winter mittens.
(d) Surgical gloves.

5. In “Silver Lining,” the narrator says, “I looked at my cell. It was broken. The time still read” what?
(a) 12:01.
(b) 9:00.
(c) 12:00.
(d) 11:59.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does “Lost and Found” take place?

2. What character in “Sweet Sixteen” is said to shift “idly between shapes, like a dealer shuffling a deck of cards”?

3. What date is presented in the beginning of “Lollipop Girl”?

4. What community event takes place throughout “The Claiming”?

5. The narrator points out in “Lollipop Girl” that the Civil War Museum in Gatlin is actually just the old home of what townsperson?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the birthday party described in “Sweet Sixteen”? Who performs at the party?

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

5. What realization does Ethan have regarding the people of Gatlin in “When the Saints Go Marching In”?

6. What does Macon remark of Mrs. Snow and her husband at the hearing in “When the Saints Go Marching In”?

7. What does Ethan discover about Mrs. Lincoln’s character in “Family Reunion”?

8. What role does Amma play in “The Claiming”? What information does she relate in this chapter?

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

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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