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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose dentures does Aunt Prue say she hid the day before in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?
(a) Amma’s
(b) Grace’s
(c) Thelma’s
(d) Mercy’s

2. Who is waiting for Ethan and his mother when they return to the land of the dead in Chapter 10: "Snake Eyes"?
(a) The Lilum
(b) Ryan
(c) Aunt Prue
(d) Aunt Del

3. What is the answer to the clue Ethan puts in the crossword puzzle: “As in, endless, without stopping, forever. The way you feel about a certain girl, whether you’re dead or alive” in Chapter 9: "Stars and Stripes"?
(a) Vast
(b) Lost
(c) Hoping
(d) Eternal

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

5. What has Amma sprinkled along the windowsills to keep spirits out in Chapter 7: "Crosswords"?
(a) Baking soda
(b) Pepper
(c) Ashes
(d) Salt

6. 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) Anomaly
(c) Poltergeist
(d) Sheer

7. 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

8. 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 Sixteenth Moon
(b) The Eighteenth Moon
(c) The Twelfth Moon
(d) The Seventh Moon

9. By what name does Ethan refer to Amma’s “death-defying, all-powerful wooden spoon of justice” in Chapter 7: "Crosswords"?
(a) The One-Eyed Menace
(b) The Boy-Beater
(c) The Sybil Sword
(d) The Shifter Softer

10. 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) Genevieve
(b) Mrs. Winifred
(c) Mrs. Lincoln
(d) Sarafine

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

12. 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) Xavier
(b) Bud Clayton
(c) Uncle Barclay
(d) Obidias

13. Ethan says in Chapter 4: “Catfish Crossin’,” “Getting Aunt Prue to say the one thing you wanted her to say, right when you wanted her to say it, was like thinking you could” what?
(a) Ask the sun to shine
(b) Go back in time and change the past
(c) Catch a catfish at sea
(d) Stop time

14. 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"?
(a) Miss
(b) Need
(c) Love
(d) Like

15. What color hair is Genevieve described as having in Chapter 6: "Silver Button"?
(a) Black
(b) Blond
(c) Blue
(d) Red

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name does Amma’s grandmother call her in Chapter 8: "Broken Bottles"?

2. What are the songs called that Ethan’s mother says she sent him in Chapter 2: "Fried Green Tomatoes"?

3. 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"?

4. What is the name of the Gatlin cemetery that Ethan sees when he opens the door of the house in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?

5. What is Ethan’s mother’s name in the novel?

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