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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. What tool did Lavinia Nebbs use to kill the Lonely One?

2. Who comes to talk to Douglas about how some people feel things more than others?

3. How will Bill know when Helen has died?

4. What will be inside the envelope Bill will receive from Helen?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Tom, Douglas and Charlie believe that the man that Lavina killed is not the Lonely One?

2. How does Great-grandma tell Douglas that she will always be with him, even for a thousand years?

3. Why does Douglas believe that he must work with Tom to rescue the real Mme. Tarot?

4. What do the various bottles of dandelion wine that were bottled from June and July represent to Douglas?

5. How does Douglas come to recover from the fever?

6. How did Douglas finish his tablet entry and when did he make the decision to finish the entry in this manner?

7. What powerful realization does Douglas come to during this section of the novel?

8. What happens when Elmira starts to make her speech after she drinks the special brew she made to thwart any spells Clara might cast?

9. Why is Sam not surprised to return home from his job as the postman to find his wife, Elmira, hurt?

10. What are the different views on Helen's death and how it relates to happy endings by Douglas and Tom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kinship and personal connections are often explored throughout the novel. How and why is this an important part of the novel's themes? Do you agree with the way the author portrays these concepts? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Many things change in this novel. Provide details describing how both the adults and children handle change in the novel. Use specific details from the novel to support your description.

Essay Topic 3

Clara and Elmira could be described as representing good and evil. Would you agree with this description? Why or why not?

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