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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One: Ethan.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of car is Ethan’s father driving when he arrives home in Chapter 7: "Crosswords"?
(a) A Volvo
(b) A Jeep
(c) A Chrysler
(d) A Ford

2. What book by Jack Kerouac does Ethan pull from the pile of books under his bed in Chapter 1: "Home"?
(a) Dharma Bums
(b) Visions of Cody
(c) On the Road
(d) Big Sur

3. What is the answer to the clue Ethan puts in the crossword puzzle for eleven across: “As in, apparition or phantasm” in Chapter 9: "Stars and Stripes"?
(a) Spirit
(b) Poltergeist
(c) Anomaly
(d) Sheer

4. What are the cards called that Amma’s grandmother reads in Chapter 8: "Broken Bottles"?
(a) The Cards of Palimpset
(b) The Cards of Providence
(c) The Cards of Chaos
(d) The Cards of the Tarot

5. What are draped over the windows and mirrors of Ravenwood Manor in Chapter 6: "Silver Button"?
(a) White sheets
(b) Black sheets
(c) Winter blankets
(d) Gold sheets

Short Answer Questions

1. As Ethan sits outside of Wate’s Landing in Chapter 7: "Crosswords,” he wonders if his father is working on his book about what?

2. Who is described in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next" as being neither “Light or Dark, right or wrong. She was truth and balance in their purest forms”?

3. What do the words “la note che le cose ci nasconde” that Ethan’s mother recites in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next" translate to?

4. Who goes to Ethan’s grave with Lena in Chapter 6: “Silver Button”?

5. Who is waiting for Ethan and his mother when they return to the land of the dead in Chapter 10: "Snake Eyes"?

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