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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. The taxi driver had described Maggie's expression upon being dropped off at Trepassen House as resembling the look of which historical figure?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Joan of Arc.
(c) Sitting Bull.
(d) Custer.

2. Who is the first member of the Westaway family to receive a tarot reading from Hal?
(a) Edward.
(b) Freddie.
(c) Kitty.
(d) Ezra.

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

4. What object does Hal find missing from her attic room when she goes upstairs in Chapter 33?
(a) A book.
(b) A pillow.
(c) A knife.
(d) A light bulb.

5. In Chapter 24, which character announces the intention to renounce the contents of the will?
(a) Ezra.
(b) Harding.
(c) Mrs. Warren.
(d) Hal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role had Lizzie fulfilled within Trepassen House during her time there?

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

3. What kind of accent is Lizzie said to have?

4. Who warns Hal in Chapter 37 to get out of Trepassen House while she "still can" (277)?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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. To which two questions is Hal determined to find the answers by returning to Trepassen House?

7. What is the real reason why Hal takes the four-mile walk to St. Piran village in Chapter 34?

8. What is the most popular theory among Abel, Ezra, and Harding in relation to their mother's motive for drawing up her will the way she had?

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

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

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