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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. Who has been inhabiting Mrs. Lincoln’s body throughout the narrative, as revealed in “Family Reunion”?

2. The curse that befalls Genevieve’s family dictates that every one of her descendants will be what on the night of their sixteenth birthdays?

3. The chapter entitled “Promise” is set on what date?

4. Lena learns in “Family Reunion” that Casters cannot have a physical relationship with Mortals without what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Macon remark of Mrs. Snow and her husband at the hearing in “When the Saints Go Marching In”?

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

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

4. What realization does Ethan have regarding the people of Gatlin in “When the Saints Go Marching In”?

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

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

7. What isolated conversation takes place between Lena and Amma in “Just Your Average American Holiday”?

8. Where are Lena, Ethan, and Marian transported when they touch the locket in “Domus Lunae Libri”? What does Genevieve do?

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

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

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

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

Describe and discuss the character of Genevieve in the novel. How is Genevieve related to Lena? What is the story of her relationship with Ethan Carter Wate? How do Genevieve’s actions influence the story?

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