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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. Whose dentures does Aunt Prue say she hid the day before in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?

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 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?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Marian Ashcroft in Beautiful Redemption. In what ways does Marian compare to the character from The Music Man? What secret knowledge does Marian reveal when her character is introduced? What was Marian’s relationship with Ethan’s mother?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the setting of the Otherworld that Ethan awakens in. The room that Ethan first discovers appears to be what? What solidifies Ethan’s suspicions that he died? Who does Ethan first encounter in the Otherworld?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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