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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters dies in this section of the novel?
(a) Colonel Freeleigh
(b) Bill Forester
(c) Elmira
(d) Douglas

2. Which of the following terms best describes the relationship between Elmira Brown and Clara Goodwater?
(a) Friends
(b) Enemies
(c) Sisters
(d) Lovers

3. How often do Helen and Bill begin meeting?
(a) Twice a week
(b) Once a week
(c) Every afternoon
(d) Once a month

4. What does Mr. Black do to try and fix the wax tarot witch machine?
(a) Thumps on it
(b) Puts in a penny
(c) Unplugs it and plugs it back in
(d) Opens the back with a screwdriver

5. What chore has Great-grandma always done for the family?
(a) Charting the family history
(b) Repairing the roof shingles
(c) Sewing the clothes that are torn
(d) Cooking dinner

6. Which of the following is one of Elmira's major faults?
(a) Gossipy tongue
(b) Wicked and evil
(c) Trusting
(d) Practicing witchcraft

7. Which of the following adjectives best describes Douglas' mood when Lavina and Francine passed him?
(a) Surprised
(b) Scared
(c) Relieved
(d) Distracted

8. Which of the following descriptions best matches what the children thought the Lonely One looked like?
(a) Chubby and red-faced
(b) Short, dark with light hair
(c) Tall, pale with dark hair
(d) Tall, dark skin, and light hair

9. Which of the following characters does Great-grandma summon first?
(a) Tom
(b) Grandfather
(c) Douglas
(d) Father

10. How old is Lavinia Nebbs?
(a) 87
(b) 33
(c) 25
(d) 54

11. What part of her body did Elmira Brown injure just before her husband returned home?
(a) Finger
(b) Arm
(c) Head
(d) Leg

12. Which of the following words best describes Tom?
(a) Naive
(b) Realist
(c) Optimistic
(d) Pessimistic

13. What tool did Lavinia Nebbs use to kill the Lonely One?
(a) Screwdriver
(b) Knife
(c) Hammer
(d) Scissors

14. What does Bill confess to Helen?
(a) He always disliked her
(b) He wanted her to come over for dinner
(c) He once was in love with her
(d) He wanted her to be his mother

15. How will Bill know when Helen has died?
(a) He'll be visited by her ghost
(b) He'll read about it in the paper
(c) He'll hear the gossip
(d) He'll get a blue envelope

Short Answer Questions

1. What doesGgreat-grandma decide that she knows it is time for?

2. Which of the following characters believes that the night should proceed as planned?

3. What does Tom represent according to Elmira as she takes him with her to the lodge?

4. How does Mr. Jonas do business?

5. What feelings does Douglas hope to reconcile?

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