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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. In “The Sandman or Something Like Him,” Ethan dreams of trying to save Lena from what?
(a) A vampire.
(b) A falling tree.
(c) A fire.
(d) A flood.

2. Ethan says in “Silver Lining,” “It’s crazy what you see if you” what?
(a) “Actually look around.”
(b) “Can no longer see.”
(c) “Close your eyes.”
(d) “Aren’t really looking.”

3. What is the name of the new song on Ethan’s iPod playlist in the end of “Silver Lining”?
(a) “Seventeen Moons.”
(b) “Lost Highway.”
(c) “Sixteen Moons.”
(d) “Sweet Sixteen.”

4. What does the book do to Ethan every time he touches it in “Grave Digging”?
(a) It makes him travel to the past.
(b) It makes him travel to the future.
(c) It singes his hands.
(d) It makes him start singing.

5. How many “days and counting” does Ethan say it is until Lena’s birthday in “The Battle of Honey Hill”?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 10.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose body replaces Ethan’s when Lena recites the spell in “The Claiming”?

3. What gift does Ethan give Lena for her birthday in “Sweet Sixteen”?

4. What is Lena’s mother’s name?

5. What does Ethan wear while thumbing through the book in “The Battle of Honey Hill”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the crisis surrounding Ethan’s father resolved in the end of “Lollipop Girl”?

2. What discovery does Ethan make of his father’s work in “White Christmas”? How does Ethan respond?

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

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

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

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

7. Where are Ethan and Link going when they encounter Mrs. Lincoln in “Family Reunion”?

8. What conversation takes place between Amma and Macon Ravenwood in “The Sandman or Something Like Him”?

9. How is the atmosphere of the school described in the beginning of “White Christmas”?

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

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