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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hal run after the client who has just departed in Chapter 6?
(a) The client had left her purse.
(b) The client had paid too much money.
(c) The client had not paid enough money.
(d) The client had mentioned Mr. Smith.

2. Who follows Hal outside after breakfast in Chapter 18 and offers to show her the hedge maze?
(a) Abel.
(b) Mitzi.
(c) Harding.
(d) Freddie.

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

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

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

6. What liquid splashes onto Hal's face when the man with the lisp destroys her property?
(a) Oil.
(b) Treacle.
(c) Milk.
(d) Tea.

7. Mrs. Warren tells Hal that she must stay in a bedroom in what part of Trepassen House?
(a) The basement.
(b) The attic.
(c) The barn.
(d) The boathouse.

8. Mr. Treswick tells the family that which character has been awarded 30,000 pounds in the will of Hester Westaway?
(a) Ezra.
(b) Mrs. Warren.
(c) Freddie.
(d) Mitzi.

9. One of the reasons Hal believes the letter about Trepassen House to have been a mistake is because her maternal grandmother's first name had been what?
(a) Marion.
(b) Mabel.
(c) Nance.
(d) Serenity.

10. Where has the photograph of Hal and her mother laughing on Brighton Beach been located for the past ten years?
(a) On the bedside table.
(b) On the wall by the front door.
(c) On the mantelpiece.
(d) On the refrigerator.

11. It is revealed in Chapter 13 that Maud and Maggie had been related to one another in what way?
(a) They were sisters-in-law.
(b) They were stepsisters.
(c) They were cousins.
(d) They were sisters.

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

13. For about how many minutes do Harding and Abel ask questions of Hal in Chapter 13 once she has been introduced to them?
(a) 60.
(b) 30.
(c) 90.
(d) 15.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Once Hal introduces herself to the Westaway family, who speaks up to add that she is "Maud's daughter" (91)?

5. Hal's mother mentioned that Hal's father had sported what kind of accent?

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