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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what material is the heavy box made that Hal uses to hold all of her important documents?
(a) Tin.
(b) Steel.
(c) Lead.
(d) Wood.

2. When Hal performs a tarot reading for herself in Chapter 7, she draws the card depicting the Page of which objects?
(a) Swords.
(b) Riches.
(c) Damsels.
(d) Ideas.

3. In what month does the narrative begin?
(a) December.
(b) October.
(c) March.
(d) November.

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

5. What is Hal's legal first name?
(a) Hermione.
(b) Harriet.
(c) Halpern.
(d) Helen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Hal when the novel begins?

2. One of the reasons Hal believes the letter about Trepassen House to have been a mistake is because her maternal grandmother's first name had been what?

3. A trip to Trepassen House will require Hal to purchase a train ticket to what location?

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

5. The man with the lisp waiting for Hal inside her kiosk tells her that she has one week to pay his boss Mr. Smith how many pounds?

(see the answer key)

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