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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 Ethan want to do with his Uncle Ross?

2. What does Cissy's father believe about living near water?

3. How did Ross almost die the second time?

4. How does Spencer Pike say his wife died?

5. How did Ruby's daughter die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Az see that he thinks is a firefly?

4. How did the Abenaki lose their land?

5. What two security reports has Az Thompson writing since working for the quarry?

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

7. What evidence was found at the murder scene of Cissy?

8. On Meredith's awful blind date, how does she finally get rid of the guy?

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

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

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

Why is the ending of "Second Glance" hopeful? How do you see these lives all connected by the tragedy of Cissy?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the love story of Shelby and Eli. How will the connection of these two people unite several families? How will this couple break barriers that still exist?

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