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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. Besides the main course, what other food is served at the dinner featured in Chapter 25?
(a) Macaroni and cheese.
(b) Baked potatoes.
(c) Pie.
(d) Apples.

2. Hal believes by the end of Chapter 30 that the only way she will find out the identity of her father is if she travels to what location?
(a) Penzance.
(b) Trepassen House.
(c) Brighton.
(d) St. Piran.

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

4. What was the first name of the taxi driver, now deceased, who had taken Maggie back to Trepassen House after the birth of her child?
(a) Edward.
(b) Bill.
(c) Tom.
(d) Alan.

5. What statement does Hal make to Ezra during a car ride that the narrator then declares to be "only half true" (183)?
(a) That she does not miss her mother.
(b) That she does not want to move into Trepassen House.
(c) That she does not want a big family.
(d) That she does not want to meet her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character hugs Hal near the end of Chapter 25 before Hal snatches her tarot cards and runs upstairs to bed?

2. At the end of Chapter 23, Ezra announces that he misses which character?

3. What intention does Hal announce within her voicemail message to Harding?

4. Which character lends Hal a jacket for her walk to the village of St. Piran?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. 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.

4. In Chapter 24, Hal announces to the Westaway family at Trepassen House that she has made what decision?

5. What does Hal find out when she speaks with Lizzie?

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

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

8. In Maggie's diary entry dated "11th December, 1994," (208) what action is Hester said to have taken after finding out about Maggie's pregnancy?

9. How does Hal sustain a physical injury in Chapter 38?

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

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