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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice 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"?
(a) Obidias
(b) Bud Clayton
(c) Xavier
(d) Uncle Barclay

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

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

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

5. 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) Duke University
(c) Louisiana State University
(d) Loyola University

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Ethan’s middle name?

4. Where in Ravenwood Manor is Ethan standing when he opens his eyes in the beginning of Chapter 6: "Silver Button"?

5. 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"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the River Master described in Chapter 15: "The River Master"? What is he doing when Ethan arrives?

2. What is Ethan’s first message that he sends to Lena in Chapter 9: "Stars and Stripes"?

3. Where is Ethan when he awakens in the opening of Chapter 1: "Home"? What does he realize about his situation?

4. How long has it been since Ethan has seen his mother? How does he feel about their reunion in Chapter 2: "Fried Green Tomatoes"?

5. What plot does Ethan instigate in order to send messages to Lena in Chapter 9: "Stars and Stripes"?

6. What information is related in the Prologue: “Beginning Again? What tone is established in this opening?

7. How does Ethan respond when he learns that Obidias wrote his page in The Caster Chronicles?

8. How is Beautiful Redemption structured? How are the sections of the book delineated and who narrates?

9. Who among the Mortals in Gatlin is unaware of Ethan’s death in the beginning of the novel? How has Ethan’s death remained hidden?

10. What does Obidias tell Ethan he will need in order to get to The Caster Chronicles?

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