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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 does Elmira prepare for the election day at the lodge?
(a) Special brew
(b) Cookies and cakes
(c) Posters
(d) Ballots
2. Who does Bill remind Helen of?
(a) Her second husband
(b) A man she loved long ago
(c) Her son
(d) Her father
3. Which of the following adjectives best describe Douglas' reflections on his summer experiences?
(a) Somber
(b) Reflective
(c) Despondent
(d) Jubilant
4. What does Bill confess to Helen?
(a) He wanted her to be his mother
(b) He always disliked her
(c) He once was in love with her
(d) He wanted her to come over for dinner
5. What event helps to resolve the differences between Clara and Elmira?
(a) Illness
(b) Election to the president
(c) Special brew
(d) Fall down the stairs
Short Answer Questions
1. How old was Helen in the photo Bill found of her in the paper?
2. How long has the wax tarot card witch been around?
3. Who takes the phone away from Colonel Freeleigh?
4. Which of the following terms best describes the relationship between Elmira Brown and Clara Goodwater?
5. Where does Douglas keep his fireflies?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do the various bottles of dandelion wine that were bottled from June and July represent to Douglas?
2. Why does Colonel Freeleigh call Mexico City twice before he dies?
3. Why does Douglas believe that he must work with Tom to rescue the real Mme. Tarot?
4. How does Douglas come to recover from the fever?
5. What powerful realization does Douglas come to during this section of the novel?
6. What happens when Elmira starts to make her speech after she drinks the special brew she made to thwart any spells Clara might cast?
7. Why is Sam not surprised to return home from his job as the postman to find his wife, Elmira, hurt?
8. What are the different views on Helen's death and how it relates to happy endings by Douglas and Tom?
9. Describe the scene where Elmira confronts Clara and how Clara reacts.
10. How does Tom keep an eye on Mr. Black so that Douglas and Tom can rescue Mme. Tarot?
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