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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. A trip to Trepassen House will require Hal to purchase a train ticket to what location?
(a) London.
(b) Brighton.
(c) Stratford-upon-Avon.
(d) Penzance.

4. What is NOT an emotion Hal feels as she looks at pictures of the Westaway family's opulent lifestyle?
(a) Nerves.
(b) Disgust.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Envy.

5. In Chapter 8, the reader learns that Hal's mother had died "a couple of days before" (55) which of Hal's birthdays?
(a) 18.
(b) 13.
(c) 21.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who flashes a "Cheshire cat smile" (68) at Hal during the funeral for Hester Westaway?

3. What kind of food is Hal carrying home to her flat in Brighton in Chapter 1?

4. Hal finds a letter in the recycle bin inviting her to Trepassen House at the behest of what kind of person?

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

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