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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. Ethan is surprised to learn in “Domus Lunae Libri” that the entrance to the Caster Library is located where?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Macon respond when Lena confronts him about her mother in “Just Your Average American Holiday”?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What message do Ethan and Lena find in a book from Ethan’s father’s study in “White Christmas”? How do they decipher this message?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of bullying in the narrative. How is this theme illustrated through the characters of Savannah Snow and Emily Ashcroft? What other examples of bullying can be seen in the first chapters of the novel? How does bullying apply in the Caster world?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the setting of Greenbrier in the novel. Where is this plantation in relation to Wate’s Landing and Ravenwood Manor? What is the history of Greenbrier? Who is buried on the Greenbrier grounds?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship that Gatlin has with history, and specifically the history surrounding the Civil War. What battles are said to have taken place in or around Gatlin? How do the authors address the aspects of slavery involved in the Civil War? Were Lena and/or Ethan’s families slave owners?

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