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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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"?
(a) Eternal
(b) Hoping
(c) Vast
(d) Lost

3. What does Ethan smell in Amma’s kitchen when he enters Wate’s Landing in Chapter 7: "Crosswords"?
(a) Barbeque pork
(b) Beef pot roast
(c) Roast chicken
(d) Chicken and dumplings

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

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

6. What card does Ethan refer to as his card in Chapter 8: "Broken Bottles"?
(a) The Fractured Soul
(b) The White Mortal
(c) The Death Card
(d) The Dark Knight

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

8. Who goes to Ethan’s grave with Lena in Chapter 6: “Silver Button”?
(a) Xavier
(b) Link
(c) Charlie
(d) Sarafine

9. Where in Ravenwood Manor is Ethan standing when he opens his eyes in the beginning of Chapter 6: "Silver Button"?
(a) The hallway
(b) Macon’s room
(c) The kitchen
(d) Lena’s room

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

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

12. What are stacked in the middle of Lena’s room in Chapter 6: "Silver Button"?
(a) Poetry books
(b) Suitcases
(c) Casting books
(d) Old photographs

13. By what name does Amma’s grandmother call her in Chapter 8: "Broken Bottles"?
(a) Amarie
(b) Amalie
(c) Amina
(d) Amelica

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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"?

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. 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”?

5. When Ethan opens the bottle in Chapter 8: "Broken Bottles" and the narrative transitions to Amma’s childhood, what is Amma’s great-great-great grandmother called?

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