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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Alex go with Hellie the day that Hellie dies?
(a) To Alex's father's house.
(b) To the art museum.
(c) To Hellie's mother's house.
(d) To the movies.

2. In Chapter 19, what is the name of the place Alex lives with Len and Hellie?
(a) Ground Zero.
(b) The Trap.
(c) Ventura Boulevard.
(d) The Cave.

3. In Chapter 18, what do Alex and Darlington bring with them to the house they go to?
(a) A weather vane.
(b) A warm blanket and some wine.
(c) A small puppy.
(d) Merity.

4. In Chapter 14, what kind of slur does Blake Keely use towards Mercy?
(a) The "N" word.
(b) A derogatory word for a Hispanic person.
(c) A derogatory word for a Native American.
(d) Chinese takeout.

5. Who helps Len carry Hellie's body through the apartment?
(a) Betcha.
(b) Mark.
(c) Eitan.
(d) Ariel.

6. In Chapter 19, who appears in Alex's life before she comes to Yale that changes everything for the worse?
(a) Ariel.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) Lance.

7. In Chapter 14, what does Dawes give to Alex as she curls up in the window seat at the Hutch?
(a) Whiskey, tea, and honey.
(b) Brandy from Il Bastone's secret coffers.
(c) A cup of hot chocolate with a gourmet marshmallow on top.
(d) A cup of strong black coffee.

8. In Chapter 17, what does Alex use to get into Tara Hutchins's apartment?
(a) Starpower.
(b) An enchanted compact.
(c) A coin of compulsion.
(d) Merity.

9. In Chapter 19, what does Alex like to daydream about with Hellie?
(a) Going to law school.
(b) Getting jobs, a car, and an apartment together, on their own.
(c) Starting a business.
(d) Moving to the east coast.

10. Why does Dawes object to Alex getting closer to the Bridgegroom?
(a) It is strictly forbidden for Lethe House members to work with Grays.
(b) He is rumored to have been insane.
(c) He is allegedly a murderer.
(d) He looks very scary to Dawes.

11. Where is the only place Merity is supposed to be able to grow?
(a) Mount Kilimanjaro.
(b) The Greater Khingan Mountains.
(c) Mount Hood.
(d) Mount Everest.

12. What does the Bridegroom tell Alex his full name is?
(a) Bertram Boyce North.
(b) Bertram Barnard.
(c) Bertie Ahearn.
(d) Bertram Harberstam.

13. What do Hellie and Alex use as a murder weapon at Ground Zero?
(a) A baseball bat.
(b) A gun.
(c) Poison.
(d) A knife.

14. What does the Bridegroom tell Alex about what happened the day he died?
(a) He says he needs Dawes to look back through the library at Il Bastone to help find out what happened the day he died.
(b) He says he killed his fiance but he is very sorry.
(c) He says he knows the maid servant killed his fiance and him.
(d) He says he did not kill his fiance and he does not know who killed them both.

15. How does Alex find out where Tara Hutchins lived?
(a) She asks Dawes to find Tara's address for her.
(b) She finds Tara's name in the phone book.
(c) She tricks Detective Turner into telling her the name of Tara's street.
(d) She asks Len.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Alex ask Detective Turner to let her speak with in Chapter 14?

2. In Chapter 24, which House of the Veil needs a new tomb?

3. In Chapter 18, what does Darlington tell Alex someone has opened?

4. In Chapter 18, what happens to Alex in Tara's apartment?

5. How many of the Ancient Eight Houses of the Veil does Alex think have a connection to Tara Hutchins?

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