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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 kind of dogs does Aunt Prue have running around her ankles in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?
(a) Boston terriers
(b) Yorkshire terriers
(c) Pomeranians
(d) Chihuahuas

2. 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) Xavier
(b) Uncle Barclay
(c) Obidias
(d) Bud Clayton

3. 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?
(a) Del the Delinquent
(b) Paula the Palimpset
(c) Sulla the Prophet
(d) Sarafine the Shifter

4. What Celtic symbol adorns Ethan’s mother’s grave in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?
(a) Pan
(b) Oden
(c) Awen
(d) Phoenix

5. What word is written on the sheet of notebook paper that Lena leaves on Ethan’s grave in Chapter 6: "Silver Button"?
(a) Love
(b) Redemption
(c) Try
(d) Truth

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4: “Catfish Crossin’,” Aunt Prue tells Ethan, “you can’t make preserves until you learn how to” 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. What is the name of the door to the Far Keep that Ethan remembers in Chapter 7: "Crosswords"?

4. What word is used in the novel to describe when the characters are telepathically communicating?

5. When Ethan awakens in Chapter 1: "Home,” he is in his old bedroom at what estate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. What does Ethan obtain from the Greats when he visits them in the Otherworld in Chapter 13: "Where the Crow Carries You"?

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