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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 stops Hal in the hall on her way back from taking a bath in Chapter 37?
(a) Mrs. Warren.
(b) Ezra.
(c) Abel.
(d) Harding.

2. Abel takes what action before Hal can complete his tarot reading?
(a) He starts to cry.
(b) He scatters the tarot cards on the ground.
(c) He leaves the room.
(d) He asks Mitzi to dance.

3. What major revelation does Hal make to the Westaway brothers in Chapter 37?
(a) She is not Maud's daughter.
(b) She is not Maud's sister.
(c) She is not Maggie's daughter.
(d) She is not Ezra's daughter.

4. When Hal arrives in Brighton after climbing out the window of Trepassen House, she goes straight to what area of her flat?
(a) The veranda.
(b) The box under her bed.
(c) The fireplace.
(d) The bathtub.

5. What type of tarot reading does Hal perform for Kitty?
(a) A Horseshoe Spread.
(b) A Fan Spread.
(c) A Celtic Cross spread.
(d) A Planetary Spread.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What main course does Mrs. Warren serve at the dinner featured in Chapter 25?

3. Which character tells Hal that the photographer who created the picture she now has of her mother had been Ezra?

4. When Edward comes to fetch Hal for dinner, near what feature on the property of Trepassen House is she standing?

5. How many minutes late for the appointment with Mr. Treswick do Hal and Ezra arrive?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Hal gets back to her flat in Brighton in Chapter 28 and finds a diary in the box under her bed, what does she learn?

2. Who is Lizzie?

3. What is Abel's reply when Hal asks him who had taken the photograph he had given to her and why does Hal believe his answer to be false?

4. For what reason do Ezra and Hal arrive late to the appointment with Mr. Treswick?

5. Describe a chapter that acts as a builder of tension and then as a diffuser of tension, for the purposes of maintaining suspense throughout the work.

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

7. What feelings does Hal express to Ezra about the prospect of finding her biological father and how do they differ from her true feelings?

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

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

10. What knowledge causes Hal to feel angry toward her beloved late mother?

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