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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 information does Eve O'Donnell not want to tell Ross, the ghost hunter?

2. Why does Cissy give her shoes to Ruby?

3. What does the tribal name Abenaki mean?

4. Who fixes the roof at Cissy's house in the end?

5. What does Shelby have wrapped around her head when she meets Eli?

Short Essay Questions

1. What, according to Spencer's lectures, does he believe about African Americans?

2. What is the first time that rose petals are introduced in the story?

3. Why does Spencer take his wife to a New York doctor?

4. What does Ross believe about his own power to die? Why does he carry these beliefs with him?

5. What 4 conditions does Ross set with Rod to investigate the Pike property?

6. On the first ghost hunting case of the novel, what is Eve O'Donnell's description of what is happening in her house?

7. Who write HELP on the mirror?

8. As the residents of Comtosook begin to experience weird happenings, what do Shelby, Rod and Spencer Pike all experience?

9. Why does Spencer tell Cissy he fired Gray Wolf?

10. How does Cissy show strength when she hires Gray Wolf?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does it mean when Eli's mother talked to him about "passing?" From the information in the novel, can you tell what this was? What was his mother trying to do? What price do you think Eli paid for his mother's beliefs? Was he also protected by her beliefs? How?

Essay Topic 2

Describe what you know about the Vermont Eugenics Program. What are your thoughts about this program and time?

Essay Topic 3

Spencer says in the novel that some women are meant to change the world and others are meant to hold it together. What does he mean by this? What does this say about his views toward women?

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