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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. In what book does Ethan describe a sock sticking out as a bookmark in Chapter 2: "Fried Green Tomatoes"?
(a) The Lord of the Rings
(b) The Divine Comedy
(c) Don Juan
(d) Excalibur

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

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

4. What book does Ethan describe reading that is about a man who voyages into the nine circles of Hell in Chapter 1: "Home"?
(a) Inferno
(b) Romeo and Juliet
(c) Poetics
(d) The Divine Comedy

5. What is the answer to the clue Ethan puts in the crossword puzzle: “As in, how I feel about you, Lena Duchannes” in Chapter 9: "Stars and Stripes"?
(a) Miss
(b) Need
(c) Like
(d) Love

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is written on the sheet of notebook paper that Lena leaves on Ethan’s grave in Chapter 6: "Silver Button"?

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

3. What are draped over the windows and mirrors of Ravenwood Manor in Chapter 6: "Silver Button"?

4. Who goes to Ethan’s grave with Lena in Chapter 6: “Silver Button”?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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