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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. Where do Ethan and Link pass a truant officer in the beginning of “New Girl”?

2. Lena tells Ethan that Larkin is what, in “A Crack in the Plaster”?

3. Amma tells Macon Ravenwood that her family has been “cleaning up the messes” for Macon’s family for how long in “The Greats”?

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

5. Ethan’s aunts explain that the reason Ethan hasn’t seen the relative whose initials are on the locket on the family tree is because he was what, in “The Sisters”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ethan learn about the history of Ravenwood in “The Sisters”?

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

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

4. Who is “Boo Radley” in “The Real Boo Radley”? What novel is this name an allusion to?

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

6. What is significant about the conversation between Ethan and Lena regarding the storm in “Collision”?

7. 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”?

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

9. What does Lena explain to Ethan about the names of her family members in “The Writing on the Wall”?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of secrecy in Beautiful Creatures. In your essay, examine and discuss the characters, symbolism, and imagery that the authors use to support this theme. How does the theme apply in both the Mortal world and the Caster world?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Love in Beautiful Creatures

a. How is the theme of love illustrated through family in Beautiful Creatures? What are some examples of this theme manifested through the families in the story?

b. Do you think that the ending of the story proves or disproves that love prevails? Why?

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