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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 does Cissy's father tell her about her mother's feelings towards Indians?

2. Why does Cissy believe that her husband married her?

3. What does Cissy spill on her lap while having dinner at the Ethan Allen Club?

4. What scent does the woman have in Eli's dreams?

5. When Ross chases Lia through the forest, what is she darting around as she runs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Shelby overreact when she can't find Ross and Ethan?

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

3. Why does Spencer Pike believe that his property is haunted?

4. Describe the insane asylum. How does Cissy react to patients?

5. What role does jealously play in Cissy's story?

6. How does Shelby live with her son? What kind of life is this? What does Shelby believe about her life?

7. Do you think the program outlined in Chapter 6 is a real program? Why? Why not?

8. What was Aimee's reaction the first time she lost a patient?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the mystery finally solved? Would the ghost returning to tell the story have been enough? Why?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author add important information about the case? Do you think the old newspaper clippings, police reports and interviews help or hurt the story line? Why?

Essay Topic 3

How is trial evidence added to the story? Do you like the way the author connected the evidence and facts with the information gathered by the ghost hunter?

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