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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Hal's tattoo on her side and back pictures what sort of bird?
(a) A swallow.
(b) A starling.
(c) A magpie.
(d) A robin.

3. Which character uses their medical training to examine Hal in Chapter 15?
(a) Edward.
(b) Harding.
(c) Mitzi.
(d) Abel.

4. 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 open.
(b) The lock is scratched.
(c) The lights are off.
(d) The door is closed.

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

6. In Chapter 8, the reader learns that Hal's mother had died "a couple of days before" (55) which of Hal's birthdays?
(a) 18.
(b) 15.
(c) 21.
(d) 13.

7. In Chapter 17, Hal mistakenly wanders into rooms belonging to whom?
(a) Abel.
(b) Mrs. Warren.
(c) Harding.
(d) Freddie.

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

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

10. At the end of Chapter 2, Hal feels which emotion that "she hadn't dared to feel in many years" (12)?
(a) Fear.
(b) Envy.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Hope.

11. About how old was Hal in the photograph featuring herself and her mother?
(a) 7 or 8.
(b) 15 or 16.
(c) 9 or 10.
(d) 12 or 13.

12. 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 father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her aunt.

13. 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?
(a) Court hearing.
(b) Circus.
(c) Piano concert.
(d) Chess match.

14. 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) Margarida.
(b) Hester.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Maud.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 18, Hal believes that which character associated with the Westaway family is her biological mother?

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

3. How many people were held responsible for the death of Hal's mother?

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

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

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