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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) Go back in time and change the past
(b) Ask the sun to shine
(c) Catch a catfish at sea
(d) Stop time

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

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

6. 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"?
(a) His Garden of Perpetual Peace
(b) The Greenbrier Garden of Peace
(c) Her Lady of the Silver Moon
(d) St. Augustine’s Gardens of Time

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

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

9. What are the songs called that Ethan’s mother says she sent him in Chapter 2: "Fried Green Tomatoes"?
(a) The Moon Songs
(b) The Psalm Songs
(c) The Sun Songs
(d) The Shadowing Songs

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

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

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

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

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

15. 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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ethan take from Aunt Prue’s hands before leaving her house as she sleeps in Chapter 4: “Catfish Crossin’”?

3. What is the name of the aunt that Amma says Ethan is with in Chapter 8: "Broken Bottles"?

4. Whose dentures does Aunt Prue say she hid the day before in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?

5. What are stacked in the middle of Lena’s room in Chapter 6: "Silver Button"?

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