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

2. 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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4: “Catfish Crossin’,” Aunt Prue tells Ethan, “you can’t make preserves until you learn how to” what?

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

4. What title does Ethan say his mother had in Chapter 2: "Fried Green Tomatoes"?

5. 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”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the Otherworld arranged in terms of where the inhabitants exist? How are the houses described?

4. What does Ethan witness when he first sees Lena in the Mortal world of Gatlin in Chapter 6: "Silver Button"? How does he communicate with her?

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

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

7. How does Ethan's mother feel about her son's journey in Chapter 14: "Messed-Up Things"?

8. How is Ethan’s journey described once he’s crossed the river in Part One: “Ethan”? Who does he encounter after the River Master?

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

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

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