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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. When studying the pedigree charts, who does Eli discover that he is related to?

2. What game does Spencer and his father-in-law play?

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

4. When the doctor is examining Cissy, what does she not want him to see?

5. What is Lucy NOT afraid of?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Eli discover how Cissy died?

3. How does Ethan explain to Lucy about ghosts?

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

5. What does Ethan tell Lucy about their conditions?

6. Why does Eli want to hire Ross?

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

8. What is Spencer's story about the night of Cissy's death?

9. What does Az mean when he tells Meredith that he will share and be at the Pike property when she is there?

10. Why is Shelby bothered by words like kill or die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Meredith's work different from Spencer's?

Essay Topic 2

What is significance of burial ceremony for Cissy and baby? Why is it important to Az? Why is it important to Eli?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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