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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) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

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

3. In Chapter 20, Hal overhears Harding telling Mitzi that which character had included the words "Apres moi, le deluge" (163) in her final letter to him?
(a) Hester.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Maud.
(d) Margarida.

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

5. In what century was the oldest part of Trepassen House constructed, according to Harding?
(a) The 1700s.
(b) The 1600s.
(c) The 1500s.
(d) The 1800s.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does the taxi driver at the Penzance train station say the fare will be to St. Piran's Church?

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

3. Maggie's diary entry included in Chapter 18 describes the father of her baby's eyes in what way?

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

5. When Edward and Hal walk into the dining room from outside, which character is the only one missing?

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