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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 cuts the power to the country club during the meeting in Chapter 8?

2. Upon her return through the portal, who takes the box given to Hippolyta?

3. What does Ruby discover in Caleb’s basement at the end of Chapter 5?

4. What is Horace’s after-school job, as described in Chapter 7?

5. According to Henry in Chapter 6, why did his father seek immortality?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Henry on page 289, what is he? What does he want?

2. Who is David Landsdowne and what information does he give Montrose in Chapter 6?

3. How is Captain Lancaster defeated in Chapter 8?

4. What information does Henry reveal about his mother in Chapter 6?

5. What happens to Ruby on New Year’s Eve, as revealed in Chapter 5?

6. What is Hippolyta’s dream? What has prevented her from pursuing it, as revealed in Chapter 4?

7. What does Montrose discover at the end of Chapter 6? What is he holding?

8. When does the epilogue take place? Briefly explain what each of the main characters is doing.

9. What job does Caleb give Ruby in Chapter 5? What does he offer her in return?

10. Who was Dick Rowland? Of what was he accused and what happened as a result, according to Montrose in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identity is a major theme of the novel. Choose three situations in which this theme is illustrated. Explain how each situation illustrates the theme of identity, and evaluate what the author is trying to say about this subject.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Atticus laugh at the end of the final chapter? How is his laughter a reaction to the immediate situation, and how is it reflective of the novel’s conflicts and themes? Answer, supporting your claims with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

The antagonist of a novel is a character or force who works in opposition to the protagonist. Who is the antagonist of the novel? Caleb Braithwhite? Captain Lancaster? Or perhaps the antagonist is not a person at all? What do you think? Make a case for that which you believe best fits the criteria of an antagonist.

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