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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Aunt Prue tell Ethan his body was buried in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?
(a) Wate’s Landing
(b) His Garden of Perpetual Peace
(c) Her Lady of the Silver Moon
(d) Greenbrier

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

5. As Ethan sits outside of Wate’s Landing in Chapter 7: "Crosswords,” he wonders if his father is working on his book about what?
(a) The Twelfth Moon
(b) The Eighteenth Moon
(c) The Seventh Moon
(d) The Sixteenth Moon

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

7. In Chapter 2: "Fried Green Tomatoes,” Ethan’s mother says that Amma has told Ethan’s father that he is where with his aunt?
(a) New York
(b) Savannah
(c) Jackson
(d) New Orleans

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

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

10. 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”?
(a) Genevieve
(b) Marian
(c) Sarafine
(d) The Lilum

11. Who was the teacher of Marian’s Buddhist class she has told Ethan about in Chapter 1: "Home"?
(a) Buddha Bob
(b) Serenity Steve
(c) The Big Lebowski
(d) The Dude

12. What title does Ethan say his mother had in Chapter 2: "Fried Green Tomatoes"?
(a) A Keeper
(b) A Natural
(c) A Caster
(d) A Shifter

13. What is the answer to the clue Ethan puts in the crossword puzzle: “As in, as hard as I can, every minute of every day” in Chapter 9: "Stars and Stripes"?
(a) Help
(b) Love
(c) Work
(d) Try

14. Who tells Ethan that he must destroy his page from the Caster Chronicles in order to attain his objective in Chapter 10: "Snake Eyes"?
(a) Obidias
(b) Xavier
(c) Uncle Barclay
(d) Bud Clayton

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the name of the door to the Far Keep that Ethan remembers in Chapter 7: "Crosswords"?

3. 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"?

4. What Celtic symbol adorns Ethan’s mother’s grave in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?

5. 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"?

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