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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what position is octogenarian Mrs. Warren employed within Trepassen House?
(a) Cook.
(b) Housekeeper.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Interior designer.

2. To what creatures does the narrator compare the black sedans that bring the Westaway family to Trepassen from the funeral?
(a) Eels.
(b) Pythons.
(c) Otters.
(d) Sharks.

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

4. How many children do Harding and his wife Mitzi have together?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many years before the narrative present had Hal taken out a loan from Mr. Smith?

2. In Chapter 16, Hal receives a threatening text message from one of Mr. Smith's lackeys that states only which two words?

3. Mrs. Warren tells Hal that she must stay in a bedroom in what part of Trepassen House?

4. Who follows Hal outside after breakfast in Chapter 18 and offers to show her the hedge maze?

5. Hal does NOT name which of the following clients' problems when she considers the ways she is able to help them?

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