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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. Of what does Finch accuse Alice in Chapter 17?
(a) Being scared and cowardly.
(b) Being arrogant and privileged.
(c) Being secretive and mysterious.
(d) Being deceitful and untrustworthy.

2. What was the eldest sister instructed to create in "The Door That Wasn't There"?
(a) A servant out of flesh.
(b) A weapon out of tears.
(c) A door out of blood.
(d) A ladder out of bone.

3. According to Alice in the first chapter, who kidnapped Alice when she was six years old?
(a) A silver-haired man.
(b) A black-hatted man.
(c) A bald-headed man.
(d) A red-headed man.

4. What was the subject of Finch's nightmare in Chapter 18?
(a) Althea.
(b) The Hinterland.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

5. In "The Door That Wasn't There," what did the second walnut hold?
(a) A pair of black slippers.
(b) A pair of silk stockings.
(c) Diamond earrings.
(d) A red comb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Finch want to do after waking from his nightmare in Chapter 18?

2. What is the name of the younger sister in "The Door That Wasn't There"?

3. What is the name of the school Alice attends at the beginning of the novel?

4. What happens to Finch's rental car in Chapter 18?

5. In what motel do Alice and Finch stay during Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ellery Finch? What does the reader learn about him in Chapter 5?

2. In “The Door That Wasn’t There,” what happens to Anya's mother?

3. What happened to Alice when she was six, as explained in Chapter 1?

4. According to Finch in Chapter 11, what is notable about Althea's stories?

5. What happens when Alice returns to her apartment in Chapter 7? Who helps her there?

6. Whom does Alice call for help in Chapter 13? What information does she learn?

7. What signs does the Hinterland give Alice in Chapter 18 to let her know she is on the right path?

8. What happens when Alice leaves school in Chapter 6?

9. In “The Door That Wasn’t There,” what does the stepmother do to Anya and her sister?

10. To whom does Alice go for help in Chapter 7? What does she learn?

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