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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. Who tells Hal when she asks about leaving for a walk that he is not her father?
(a) Mr. Treswick.
(b) Harding.
(c) Ezra.
(d) Abel.

2. To what train station must Hal travel from Brighton in order to reach Trepassen House?
(a) St. Piran.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) Cornwall.
(d) Penzance.

3. As Hal walks toward the village of St. Piran, the reader learns that she is going there to find which character?
(a) Maud.
(b) Edward.
(c) Lizzie.
(d) Maggie.

4. With glasses of what type of alcohol do Hal, Ezra, Abel, and Harding make a toast to Hal's mother in Chapter 37?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Rum.
(c) Gin.
(d) Whiskey.

5. A diary entry included in Chapter 22 features which character's return home during a break from Oxford?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Maud.
(c) Abel.
(d) Harding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stops Hal in the hall on her way back from taking a bath in Chapter 37?

2. What statement does Hal make to Ezra during a car ride that the narrator then declares to be "only half true" (183)?

3. In Chapter 24, which character announces the intention to renounce the contents of the will?

4. By what pet name does Lizzie call Hal upon first meeting her?

5. What name does Mrs. Warren call Hal when she catches her climbing out of a window at Trepassen House?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which element of her late mother's behavior perplexes Hal the most, as depicted in Chapter 36?

2. What objects does Hal drop on the ground in Chapter 23 and what information about her is revealed to Ezra at that moment?

3. Describe an instance when Ware uses white space to intensify the impact of a particular sentence in the text.

4. What does Hal decide in Chapter 33 about Mrs. Warren's reason for staying silent about the identity of Hal's mother and why does her conclusion frighten her?

5. What extra twist within Hester Westaway's will is revealed in Chapter 22 outside of Mr. Treswick's office?

6. What special sadness does Ezra express to Hal about the death of his twin sister Maud?

7. In what way do Hal's feelings of guilt nearly lead to her downfall in Chapter 39?

8. Who confronts Hal when she is making her escape from Trepassen House by way of the drawing room window and what do they say?

9. Who is Lizzie?

10. Discuss an instance when Ware combines foreshadowing with the use of a literary device, such as a simile.

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