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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ethan take from Aunt Prue’s hands before leaving her house as she sleeps in Chapter 4: “Catfish Crossin’”?
(a) A key
(b) A map
(c) A ring
(d) A book

2. Ethan says in Chapter 6: "Silver Button,” “I was brought up to be” what?
(a) A good Southern boy
(b) A well-read scholar
(c) A noble and honest man
(d) A Wayward

3. What are stacked in the middle of Lena’s room in Chapter 6: "Silver Button"?
(a) Casting books
(b) Suitcases
(c) Poetry books
(d) Old photographs

4. What book does Ethan describe reading that is about a man who voyages into the nine circles of Hell in Chapter 1: "Home"?
(a) Inferno
(b) The Divine Comedy
(c) Romeo and Juliet
(d) Poetics

5. In Chapter 4: “Catfish Crossin’,” Aunt Prue tells Ethan, “you can’t make preserves until you learn how to” what?
(a) Open a jar
(b) Turn on the oven
(c) Boil water
(d) Pick berries

6. What kind of dogs does Aunt Prue have running around her ankles in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?
(a) Chihuahuas
(b) Pomeranians
(c) Yorkshire terriers
(d) Boston terriers

7. What is the name of the aunt that Amma says Ethan is with in Chapter 8: "Broken Bottles"?
(a) Lila
(b) Sarafine
(c) Marian
(d) Caroline

8. Who is described in the newspaper as having won the Carolina Duck-Calling contest in Chapter 9: "Stars and Stripes"?
(a) James Wyatt
(b) Barclay Deacon
(c) Peter Jackson
(d) Bud Clayton

9. Ethan says that after his mother’s death, Marian told him about a Buddhist class she took where in Chapter 1: "Home"?
(a) Duke University
(b) Boston University
(c) Loyola University
(d) Louisiana State University

10. What is the answer to the clue Ethan puts in the crossword puzzle for six down: “As in, parochial. Local. Insular. The place we’re stuck, whether in the Otherworld or the Mortal one” in Chapter 9: "Stars and Stripes"?
(a) Jackson
(b) Gatlin
(c) Cleveland
(d) Malvern

11. What’s the name of the cat that comes into the kitchen and sees Ethan in Chapter 7: "Crosswords"?
(a) Lovey
(b) Patty
(c) Lucille
(d) Boo Radley

12. When Ethan awakens in Chapter 1: "Home,” he is in his old bedroom at what estate?
(a) His Garden of Perpetual Peace
(b) Ravenwood Manor
(c) Greenbrier
(d) Wate’s Landing

13. Where in Ravenwood Manor is Ethan standing when he opens his eyes in the beginning of Chapter 6: "Silver Button"?
(a) Macon’s room
(b) Lena’s room
(c) The hallway
(d) The kitchen

14. How old is Ethan said to be in Chapter 2: "Fried Green Tomatoes"?
(a) 19
(b) 18
(c) 16
(d) 17

15. How many husbands does Aunt Prue have living in her home with her in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 2
(d) 4

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name does Ethan refer to Amma’s “death-defying, all-powerful wooden spoon of justice” in Chapter 7: "Crosswords"?

2. What does Ethan smell in Amma’s kitchen when he enters Wate’s Landing in Chapter 7: "Crosswords"?

3. In the prologue to the book, “Beginning Again,” Lena reveals that Ethan was killed when he jumped off of what?

4. What is the answer to the clue Ethan puts in the crossword puzzle: “As in, how I feel about you, Lena Duchannes” in Chapter 9: "Stars and Stripes"?

5. In Chapter 2: "Fried Green Tomatoes,” Ethan’s mother says that Amma has told Ethan’s father that he is where with his aunt?

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