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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. What last name does the family suggest of the owner of the ring in Chapter 4?
(a) Stein.
(b) Mandlestein.
(c) Prinz.
(d) Peters.

2. Where is Oswego?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) New York.
(c) Maine.
(d) Rhode Island.

3. At what point in her story does Gemma shudder in Chapter 3?
(a) When she speaks of the curse.
(b) When she speaks of the terrible storm.
(c) When she speaks of the insect invasion.
(d) When she speaks of the bad smell.

4. What are the initials found on the ring in Gemma's memento box?
(a) JYP.
(b) JPM.
(c) JMP.
(d) JMS.

5. How many granddaughters does Gemma have?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Becca fall asleep in Chapter 6?

2. What will happen when the curse comes in Gemma's story?

3. What is the name of the Oswego newspaper where one of the articles in the box is from?

4. Who is the youngest of Gemma's granddaughters?

5. Where is Becca's work located?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Becca explain having never seen Gemma's carved box before in Chapter 8?

2. What name does Becca have for her car in Chapter 2? Why has she named her car?

3. In Chapter 4, what do we learn about Gemma's past?

4. What does Sylvia press Gemma for a definition for in Chapter 9?

5. After Gemma's funeral, what do Becca's parents reveal was found among Gemma's things?

6. As she continues the story in Chapter 6, how long does Gemma say the cursed people in the story slept for?

7. What does Becca admit to her father is the real reason she is going to work in Chapter 8?

8. What are Shana and Sylvia begging their grandmother for at the beginning of the novel?

9. What does Becca's father remind her of when she says she is going to work in Chapter 8?

10. What do the Berlins debate about Gemma's real name in Chapter 4?

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