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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many teenage children do Harding and his wife Mitzi have together?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

2. The epigraph included at the start of the novel The Death of Mrs. Westaway features what element in association with the number seven?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) A secret.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silver.

3. In Chapter 5, Hal visits Reg's booth in order to purchase what item?
(a) A scone.
(b) A cup of tea.
(c) A biscuit.
(d) A newspaper.

4. Hal often insists to her clients that the tarot cards are not what metaphorical object?
(a) A free pass.
(b) A prison cell.
(c) A death warrant.
(d) A signal.

5. Why does Hal run after the client who has just departed in Chapter 6?
(a) The client had mentioned Mr. Smith.
(b) The client had paid too much money.
(c) The client had not paid enough money.
(d) The client had left her purse.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years have passed since the death of Hal's mother?

2. How many people were held responsible for the death of Hal's mother?

3. What is NOT an emotion Hal feels as she looks at pictures of the Westaway family's opulent lifestyle?

4. How old was Hal when her mother dashed her hopes of ever learning the identity of her father?

5. How old is Hal when the novel begins?

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