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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT an emotion Hal feels as she looks at pictures of the Westaway family's opulent lifestyle?
(a) Disgust.
(b) Nerves.
(c) Envy.
(d) Excitement.

2. What is NOT the name of one of Hester Westaway's three sons?
(a) Abel.
(b) Harding.
(c) Freddie.
(d) Ezra.

3. When Hal returns to her kiosk after chasing after her client, what sign does she notice that she may not be alone when she enters her flat?
(a) The door is closed.
(b) The lights are off.
(c) The lock is scratched.
(d) The door is open.

4. In whose honor does Hal say she had gotten a tattoo of a bird?
(a) Her mother's.
(b) Her sister's.
(c) Her aunt's.
(d) Her grandmother's.

5. About how many years before the narrative present had Hal taken out a loan from Mr. Smith?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

6. As Hal prepares to meet the Westaway family at Trepassen House, she feels like what kind of athlete?
(a) A long-distance runner.
(b) A swimmer.
(c) A long-jumper.
(d) A boxer.

7. In Chapter 16, Hal misses which character so much that it is "like a physical pain around her heart" (129)?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

8. 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?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 500.
(d) 1,500.

9. Who gives Hal a ride to the noon appointment at Mr. Treswick's office in Chapter 20?
(a) Ezra.
(b) Harding.
(c) Mitzi.
(d) Abel.

10. 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 sisters-in-law.
(d) They were stepsisters.

11. What is the only color Mrs. Warren is wearing the first time Hal meets her?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

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

13. In Chapter 18, Hal believes that which character associated with the Westaway family is her biological mother?
(a) Maud.
(b) Mrs. Warren.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Margarida.

14. How much does the taxi driver at the Penzance train station say the fare will be to St. Piran's Church?
(a) 50 pounds.
(b) 10 pounds.
(c) 25 pounds.
(d) 5 pounds.

15. Hal's mother mentioned that Hal's father had sported what kind of accent?
(a) French.
(b) Australian.
(c) Spanish.
(d) New Zealander.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What types of birds attack Mr. Treswick's car as he and Hal approach Trepassen House?

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

5. Which character uses their medical training to examine Hal in Chapter 15?

(see the answer keys)

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