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

2. Who flashes a "Cheshire cat smile" (68) at Hal during the funeral for Hester Westaway?
(a) Abel.
(b) Mrs. Warren.
(c) Ezra.
(d) Mitzi.

3. What kind of food is Hal carrying home to her flat in Brighton in Chapter 1?
(a) Blood sausage.
(b) Beef stew.
(c) Fish and chips.
(d) Bangers and mash.

4. In what room within Trepassen House does Hal discover and look at a photograph album?
(a) The study.
(b) The conservatory.
(c) The living room.
(d) The parlor.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what position is octogenarian Mrs. Warren employed within Trepassen House?

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

4. How old was Hal when her mother dashed her hopes of ever learning the identity of her father?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What two metaphors having to do with games and sports does Hal conjure up when thinking about her plan to deceive the Westaway family?

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

4. Which elements of Hal's accommodations within Trepassen House does Hal find creepy?

5. What distinction does Hal make between two different types of her clientele?

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

7. Name one main theme introduced by the novel's epigraph in The Death of Mrs. Westaway.

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

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

10. How did the drastic change just before Hal's 18th birthday transform her life?

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