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

2. Who provides a corsage for Ethan to give Lena in “Melting”?

3. On what date is “When the Saints Go Marching In” set?

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

5. Lena learns in “Family Reunion” that if she chooses to be a Dark Caster at her Claiming, what will happen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. What does Ethan consider of Mrs. Lincoln’s “testimony” at the hearing in “When the Saints Go Marching In”?

9. What does Lena discover about the choice she has to make in her Claiming in “Family Reunion”?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the actions, objectives, and obstacles of Mrs. Lincoln in the narrative. Why does Mrs. Lincoln appear to want Lena out of the Gatlin high school? What actions does she take in order to achieve this objective? What obstacles does she face in this endeavor?

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