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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Celtic symbol adorns Ethan’s mother’s grave in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?
(a) Awen
(b) Pan
(c) Oden
(d) Phoenix

2. Aunt Prue says she gave Lena what object so that she could stay in contact with her in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?
(a) A rose necklace
(b) A rive eye stone
(c) A pearl bracelet
(d) A ruby ring

3. What word is used in the novel to describe when the characters are telepathically communicating?
(a) Evanescing
(b) Kelting
(c) Empathing
(d) Necromancing

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

5. What are the songs called that Ethan’s mother says she sent him in Chapter 2: "Fried Green Tomatoes"?
(a) The Psalm Songs
(b) The Sun Songs
(c) The Moon Songs
(d) The Shadowing Songs

6. What route does Ethan instinctively look for as he heads toward Main Street in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?
(a) Route 7
(b) Route 18
(c) Route 66
(d) Route 9

7. At the newspaper office, Ethan and his mother read in the papers that “the Ladies Auxiliary of Gatlin County is starting a book club called” what, in Chapter 9: "Stars and Stripes"?
(a) The Read & Babble
(b) The Quiet Read
(c) The Read & Giggle
(d) The Ladies’ Reader

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

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

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

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

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

13. What is Ethan’s middle name?
(a) Lawson
(b) Marshall
(c) Leighton
(d) Crawford

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

15. What follows “Prudence Jane Statham” on her gravestone, as described in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?
(a) Go Softly into the Dark Night
(b) The Best Baker in Gatlin
(c) The Belle of the Ball
(d) May She Rest in Peace

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Amma sprinkled along the windowsills to keep spirits out in Chapter 7: "Crosswords"?

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

3. How old is Ethan said to be in Chapter 2: "Fried Green Tomatoes"?

4. What is the name of the newspaper Ethan’s mom says she repeatedly tried to get him to write for in Chapter 9: "Stars and Stripes"?

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

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