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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. Who is the first character in Part One?

2. What does Lena say to Jules when she finds Jules in her room in Jules 3?

3. Why is Lena is Nel's room in Lena 2?

4. Who does Lena approach in Lena 2?

5. What item of Nel's do the investigators look into in Erin 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Danielle (Nel) describe the Beckford Drowning Pool in Danielle 1?

2. Why does Louise go to see Sean on Sean 2?

3. What happens between Jules and Robbie in Jules 11?

4. What does the coroner's report reveal in Erin 2?

5. In Erin 3, Erin reads the notes that Nel made in her book. What do Nel's notes about Lauren Townsend say?

6. What story does Nel tell Jules about in Jules 3?

7. How does Erin describe Beckford in Erin 1?

8. Why do Nel and Lena fight in Lena 3?

9. How does Nickie Sage feel about the Townsends as revealed in Nickie 1?

10. How dees Nickie describe her sister, Jean, in Nickie 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of mysticism in the novel? Consider the role of Nickie Sage and her role as a psychic.

Essay Topic 2

How is Nickie Sage important to the novel? Consider how she connects the present storyline to the stories of the women that lived previously in Beckford.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the role of the Whittaker family in the novel. How are Louise, Josh and Katie key characters in the novel?

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