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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Aunt Del’s ten-year-old daughter in the novel?

2. What relative of Lena’s is said to have the ability to make his arms appear as snakes in “Gathering Days”?

3. On what date does the narrator open “Greenbrier”?

4. Macon Ravenwood reveals that Amma has what power in “The Greats”?

5. What is written on the walls of Lena’s room in “A Crack in the Plaster”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In “A Crack in the Plaster,” Lena relates a story of a teenager who was Claimed Dark. How does this scenario turn out, and what does it indicate?

4. How is the setting of Gatlin, South Carolina described in “The Middle of Nowhere”? How does Ethan explain his role within the community?

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

6. Where is Ethan’s mother in the story? What is the impact of her absence as seen in “The Middle of Nowhere”?

7. What is the significance of the numbers written on Lena’s hand in the novel?

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

9. What does Ethan reveal to Lena about the locket in “The Real Boo Radley”? Why does Lena skip school in this chapter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the changing nature of Ravenwood Manor. How has the interior of the house appeared differently on the different occasions when Ethan has entered it? What changes the appearance? How does it appear at the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Secrecy in Beautiful Creatures

a. Discuss the theme of secrecy as it applies to the townspeople of Gatlin. What secrets does Macon Ravenwood point out at the public hearing regarding the townspeople?

b. How does the theme of secrecy apply to Lena and the other Casters in the novel? What secrets does Ethan discover through knowing Lena?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the character of Ridley Duchannes in the novel. How old is Ridley? How is she related to Lena? What appears to be Ridley’s relationship with her family? What are Ridley’s actions, objectives, and obstacles in the story?

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