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

2. What is the name of the door to the Far Keep that Ethan remembers in Chapter 7: "Crosswords"?
(a) The Thaumaturge
(b) The Cataclyst Chasm
(c) The Palimpset Portal
(d) The Temporis Porta

3. Who is waiting for Ethan and his mother when they return to the land of the dead in Chapter 10: "Snake Eyes"?
(a) Ryan
(b) Aunt Del
(c) The Lilum
(d) Aunt Prue

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

5. Ethan says that after his mother’s death, Marian told him about a Buddhist class she took where in Chapter 1: "Home"?
(a) Duke University
(b) Louisiana State University
(c) Boston University
(d) Loyola University

Short Answer Questions

1. Ethan says in Chapter 6: "Silver Button,” “I was brought up to be” what?

2. 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"?

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

4. As Ethan sits outside of Wate’s Landing in Chapter 7: "Crosswords,” he wonders if his father is working on his book about what?

5. Where does Aunt Prue tell Ethan his body was buried in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are Twyla and Sulla doing when Ethan encounters them in Chapter 13: "Where the Crow Carries You"? Who are these characters?

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

5. How does Ethan go about communicating with Lena in Chapter 12: "Still Here"?

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

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

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

9. What conflict takes place between Lila Wate and Aunt Prue in the beginning of Chapter 10: “Snake Eyes”?

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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