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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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

6. Who speaks to Ethan as he tries to find his way to Lena, saying “Whatcha doin’ there, boy?” in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?
(a) Mrs. Winifred
(b) Genevieve
(c) Sarafine
(d) Mrs. Lincoln

7. In what book does Ethan describe a sock sticking out as a bookmark in Chapter 2: "Fried Green Tomatoes"?
(a) Don Juan
(b) The Lord of the Rings
(c) Excalibur
(d) The Divine Comedy

8. What is Ethan’s mother’s name in the novel?
(a) Mercy Wate
(b) Ridley Wate
(c) Lila Evers Wate
(d) Sarafine Wate

9. What is the name of the door to the Far Keep that Ethan remembers in Chapter 7: "Crosswords"?
(a) The Temporis Porta
(b) The Palimpset Portal
(c) The Cataclyst Chasm
(d) The Thaumaturge

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) Cleveland
(c) Malvern
(d) Gatlin

11. 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) Work
(b) Love
(c) Try
(d) Help

12. 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

13. 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

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

15. 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) Poltergeist
(b) Anomaly
(c) Spirit
(d) Sheer

Short Answer Questions

1. What color hair is Genevieve described as having in Chapter 6: "Silver Button"?

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

3. 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"?

4. What object does Lena take out in Chapter 6: "Silver Button" that Ethan recalls giving her not long ago on the water tower?

5. 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"?

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