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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. Hal finds a letter in the recycle bin inviting her to Trepassen House at the behest of what kind of person?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A cousin.
(c) An aunt.
(d) A doctor.

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

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

4. 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) Silver.
(c) A secret.
(d) Sorrow.

5. 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 sisters.
(c) They were stepsisters.
(d) They were cousins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Each of Mitzi and Harding's children is awarded how many thousands of pounds from their grandmother Hester Westaway?

2. What kind of food is Hal carrying home to her flat in Brighton in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 5, Hal visits Reg's booth in order to purchase what item?

4. Why does Hal run after the client who has just departed in Chapter 6?

5. How old is Hal when the novel begins?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe the three Westaway brothers' three different reactions to the news that Hal is Maud's daughter.

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

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

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

10. Who is Mrs. Warren?

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