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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. How many husbands does Aunt Prue have living in her home with her in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?

2. What are the songs called that Ethan’s mother says she sent him in Chapter 2: "Fried Green Tomatoes"?

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

4. What card does Ethan refer to as his card in Chapter 8: "Broken Bottles"?

5. Who is described in the newspaper as having won the Carolina Duck-Calling contest in Chapter 9: "Stars and Stripes"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who among the Mortals in Gatlin is unaware of Ethan’s death in the beginning of the novel? How has Ethan’s death remained hidden?

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the setting of Greenbrier in the novel. Where is this plantation in relation to Wate’s Landing and Ravenwood Manor? What is the history of Greenbrier? Who is buried on the Greenbrier grounds?

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