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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, Hal visits Reg's booth in order to purchase what item?
(a) A cup of tea.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A scone.
(d) A biscuit.

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

3. How many people are featured in the only photograph Abel gives to Hal?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

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

6. Into what location does Hal put her tarot cards and the picture Abel had given her before going downstairs to answer Harding's summons in Chapter 19?
(a) Behind the wainscoting.
(b) Her back pocket.
(c) Her suitcase.
(d) Under the sink.

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

8. 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 sits down quickly.
(c) She faints.
(d) She covers her face.

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

10. Which character notices the tattoo peeking out of Hal's shirt and asks to see the whole tattoo?
(a) Mrs. Warren.
(b) Freddie.
(c) Abel.
(d) Mitzi.

11. How many pounds does the client in Chapter 6 throw onto Hal's table before leaving the kiosk?
(a) 60.
(b) 40.
(c) 100.
(d) 20.

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

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

14. The charitable donations box shaped like an ice cream cone changes in what way as Hal walks away from it in Chapter 6?
(a) Its light turns off.
(b) It emits a whirring sound.
(c) It lights up.
(d) It explodes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Hal's hair?

2. How many years have passed since the death of Hal's mother?

3. What sort of aid does Mrs. Warren use to help her move around?

4. How many pounds had Hal originally borrowed from the loan shark Mr. Smith?

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

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