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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

2. Which character urges Hal in Chapter 24 to use the night to think over the contents of Hester's will?
(a) Abel.
(b) Mitzi.
(c) Harding.
(d) Kitty.

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

4. What statement does Hal make to Ezra during a car ride that the narrator then declares to be "only half true" (183)?
(a) That she does not want to meet her father.
(b) That she does not miss her mother.
(c) That she does not want a big family.
(d) That she does not want to move into Trepassen House.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 2, Hal feels which emotion that "she hadn't dared to feel in many years" (12)?

2. Mr. Treswick tells the family that which character has been awarded 30,000 pounds in the will of Hester Westaway?

3. What is the only color Mrs. Warren is wearing the first time Hal meets her?

4. The diary entry featured at the end of Chapter 22 is dated the 8th of which month?

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

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