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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color hair is Genevieve described as having in Chapter 6: "Silver Button"?

2. What do the words “la note che le cose ci nasconde” that Ethan’s mother recites in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next" translate to?

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

4. What kind of car is Ethan’s father driving when he arrives home in Chapter 7: "Crosswords"?

5. What book does Ethan describe reading that is about a man who voyages into the nine circles of Hell in Chapter 1: "Home"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of Lila Wate in the novel. In what ways does Ethan’s mother help him in his quest? How does Ethan feel about leaving his mother behind in the Otherworld?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the changing nature of Ravenwood Manor. How has the interior of the house appeared differently on the different occasions when Ethan has entered it? What changes the appearance? How does it appear at the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the setting of Gatlin, South Carolina, as depicted in Beautiful Redemption. How does the narrator feel about his hometown? How is the town described by his father? How large is the town?

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