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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 do the police find in Cissy's baby's coffin?

2. What does Ross promise Ethan he will do before he dies?

3. When Cissy is sneaking away to meet Gray Wolf, who does she tell her husband she is seeing?

4. What does Frankie discover on Cissy's nightgown?

5. At the end of chapter 9, who is Az revealed to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Az's confession a true confession?

2. What excuse does Spencer give about his wife and child's burial?

3. Who are the Abenaki named for? What does Az wonder about their name?

4. What is significance of Canadian toddler who fell asleep in snow?

5. Why does Ruby throw the card game with Ross?

6. According to Ruby, what was the heart attack a warning of?

7. How does Ethan explain to Lucy about ghosts?

8. Why does Eli want to hire Ross?

9. How does Az view age?

10. When Cissy tries to tell her husband who her father is, what does Spencer do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the odd happenings around town and how the people reacted to them. Why does the town not panic?

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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