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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. In whose honor does Hal say she had gotten a tattoo of a bird?
(a) Her grandmother's.
(b) Her aunt's.
(c) Her mother's.
(d) Her sister's.

2. How many people were held responsible for the death of Hal's mother?
(a) 0.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

3. Hal often insists to her clients that the tarot cards are not what metaphorical object?
(a) A prison cell.
(b) A death warrant.
(c) A signal.
(d) A free pass.

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

5. 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) Nance.
(c) Mabel.
(d) Serenity.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Maggie's diary entry included in Chapter 18 describes the father of her baby's eyes in what way?

3. What is the only color Mrs. Warren is wearing the first time Hal meets her?

4. Which character pulls Hal into a hug upon meeting her in Chapter 12?

5. In what month does the narrative begin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the reader come to find out that Maud and the writer of the diary had been cousins?

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

5. 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)?

6. How does the theme of trust enter the narrative within the diary entry featured at the end of Chapter 10?

7. What drastic change in Hal's life occurred just before her 18th birthday?

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

9. In what way does Hal turn her fear of meeting the Westaway family to her advantage?

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

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