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

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

3. 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?

4. 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"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. How does Ethan respond when he learns that Obidias wrote his page in The Caster Chronicles?

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

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

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

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

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

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 various supernatural powers that exist within Lena’s family. What are the names of the different “species” of Casters that Lena describes? Which are more or less powerful? How many Light Casters versus Dark Casters are in the family?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of friendship in the novel. How is this theme illustrated through Liv, John, and Link? How is it illustrated in Ethan’s experiences in the Otherworld? What does Xavier equate friendship to when he confronts Angelus?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the family dynamic within the Wate household. What is Amma’s role within the family? How long has Amma been with the family? How long ago did Ethan’s mother die, and how did she die? How does the Wate family compare with the Duchannes family?

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