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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What word is written on the sheet of notebook paper that Lena leaves on Ethan’s grave in Chapter 6: "Silver Button"?
(a) Redemption
(b) Try
(c) Love
(d) Truth

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

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

5. 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) Malvern
(b) Cleveland
(c) Gatlin
(d) Jackson

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

7. 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

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

9. 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"?
(a) The Jackson Stonewaller
(b) The Jonesboro Sentinel
(c) The Fayetteville Times
(d) The Malvern Daily Record

10. 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?
(a) The book is looking over your shoulder
(b) Follow the Wayward’s path to the moon
(c) Go quietly into the dark night
(d) The night that hides things from us

11. Where does Genevieve say they took Ethan Carter Wate in Chapter 6: "Silver Button"?
(a) To the Far Keep
(b) To the Mortal realm
(c) To the mouth of Sauron
(d) To the River Styx

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

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

14. 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 ruby ring
(b) A pearl bracelet
(c) A rose necklace
(d) A rive eye stone

15. 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) Loyola University
(c) Boston University
(d) Duke University

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Ethan that he must destroy his page from the Caster Chronicles in order to attain his objective in Chapter 10: "Snake Eyes"?

2. 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"?

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

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

5. 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"?

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