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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is revealed in Chapter 13 that Maud and Maggie had been related to one another in what way?
(a) They were sisters.
(b) They were cousins.
(c) They were stepsisters.
(d) They were sisters-in-law.

2. How many years have passed since the death of Hal's mother?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

3. What does Hal do when she hears that Harriet Westaway has been awarded the remainder of Hester Westaway's estate?
(a) She sits down quickly.
(b) She faints.
(c) She screams.
(d) She covers her face.

4. In Chapter 12, Hal sees how many long black sedans pull up beneath her attic window?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

5. Abel is not particularly angry about the contents of his mother Hester's will because he says he had been cut off how many years before?
(a) 5.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, when Hal decides that she does not feel like an athlete after all, she decides that she instead "feels like a grandmaster before a" (90) what?

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. Into what location does Hal put her tarot cards and the picture Abel had given her before going downstairs to answer Harding's summons in Chapter 19?

4. Each of Mitzi and Harding's children is awarded how many thousands of pounds from their grandmother Hester Westaway?

5. How many pounds does the client in Chapter 6 throw onto Hal's table before leaving the kiosk?

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