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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 learns in “Sweet Sixteen” after Link’s band performs that who is responsible for how good they sound?

2. What kind of tree bursts into flames in “The Battle of Honey Hill”?

3. Macon tells the townspeople at the public hearing that if Lena must be home-schooled, he will have to invite whom to live with him?

4. By what name is the Caster Library called in the novel?

5. What does the book do to Ethan every time he touches it in “Grave Digging”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Ethan and Lena discuss when she finally lets him into her room in “Sweet Sixteen”?

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

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

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

5. How is the setting of the Caster Library described in “Domus Lunae Libri”?

6. What assertions does Macon make in response to the previous testimony at the hearing in “When the Saints Go Marching In”?

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

8. Why do Ethan and Lena take Aunt Del with them to the cemetery in “Grave Digging”?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Lena Duchannes in the novel. What does Lena look like? Why does she stand apart from the other teenagers at Ethan’s school? Where does Lena live?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Marian Ashcroft in Beautiful Creatures. In what ways does Marian compare to the character from The Music Man? What secret knowledge does Marian reveal when her character is introduced? What was Marian’s relationship with Ethan’s mother?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Ethan Wate in Beautiful Creatures. How old is Ethan? What can you tell about his character based on his narrative style and comments about the townspeople of Gatlin? How does Ethan change in the course of the story?

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