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

2. Aunt Prue says she gave Lena what object so that she could stay in contact with her in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?
(a) A ruby ring
(b) A rose necklace
(c) A rive eye stone
(d) A pearl bracelet

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Ethan says that after his mother’s death, Marian told him about a Buddhist class she took where in Chapter 1: "Home"?

2. What’s the name of the cat that comes into the kitchen and sees Ethan in Chapter 7: "Crosswords"?

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

4. What has Amma sprinkled along the windowsills to keep spirits out in Chapter 7: "Crosswords"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. To what character does Ethan turn to for help in his quest after leaving his mother’s home in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"? Where does this character live?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How are Katherine Cooper and Samuel Sewell described in Chapter 13: "Where the Crow Carries You"?

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

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