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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) Abel.
(d) Ezra.

2. The diary entry included at the end of Chapter 25 states that Hester had found out about which character's pregnancy?
(a) Maud's.
(b) Kitty's.
(c) Maggie's.
(d) Lizzie's.

3. Which character hugs Hal near the end of Chapter 25 before Hal snatches her tarot cards and runs upstairs to bed?
(a) Kitty.
(b) Mitzi.
(c) Abel.
(d) Harding.

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

5. Which character urges Hal in Chapter 24 to use the night to think over the contents of Hester's will?
(a) Abel.
(b) Mitzi.
(c) Kitty.
(d) Harding.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the diary entry included at the end of Chapter 25, what object is revealed to have been used to scratch words into the attic window?

2. To what train station must Hal travel from Brighton in order to reach Trepassen House?

3. When Hal arrives back at Trepassen House, she is told that how many guests have departed in her absence?

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

5. Who is the first member of the Westaway family to receive a tarot reading from Hal?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. 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?

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

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

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

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