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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hal's mother mentioned that Hal's father had sported what kind of accent?
(a) Australian.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish.
(d) New Zealander.

2. Hal's tattoo on her side and back pictures what sort of bird?
(a) A starling.
(b) A robin.
(c) A magpie.
(d) A swallow.

3. In Chapter 16, Hal misses which character so much that it is "like a physical pain around her heart" (129)?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her mother.

4. Maggie's diary entry included in Chapter 18 describes the father of her baby's eyes in what way?
(a) Brown and shining.
(b) Green and light.
(c) Amber and bright.
(d) Blue and dark.

5. Where has the photograph of Hal and her mother laughing on Brighton Beach been located for the past ten years?
(a) On the mantelpiece.
(b) On the bedside table.
(c) On the refrigerator.
(d) On the wall by the front door.

Short Answer Questions

1. The charitable donations box shaped like an ice cream cone changes in what way as Hal walks away from it in Chapter 6?

2. The epigraph included at the start of the novel The Death of Mrs. Westaway features what element in association with the number seven?

3. What does Hal do when she hears that Harriet Westaway has been awarded the remainder of Hester Westaway's estate?

4. What liquid splashes onto Hal's face when the man with the lisp destroys her property?

5. Who gives Hal a ride to the noon appointment at Mr. Treswick's office in Chapter 20?

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