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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 door is closed.
(c) The lock is scratched.
(d) The lights are off.

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

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

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

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. Which character notices the tattoo peeking out of Hal's shirt and asks to see the whole tattoo?

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

4. 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?

5. What color is Hal's hair?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss an instance when Ware uses personification to suggest the qualities of Trepassen House.

2. How and why does Abel's reaction to the news about the inheritance differ from his brother Harding's reaction?

3. What severe mistake does Hal nearly make when talking to Freddie, Harding's 12-year-old son, for the first time?

4. In what way does Ware join together the themes of free will and responsibility?

5. For what occasion must the Westaway family travel to Penzance together and how do they get there?

6. What are the contents of Hester Westaway's will?

7. What does the narrator mean with the claim that Hal tells her clients not only what they wanted to hear, but "What they needed to know as well" (24)?

8. What meaningful item does Hal keep on her mantelpiece and what does the object symbolize?

9. What alarming development happens at the funeral for Hester Westaway?

10. For what reason is Hal herself dismayed when the contents of Hester Westaway's will are revealed?

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