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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Esther's nick name?

2. Why does Amanda have so many animals?

3. How old are the twins at the beginning of the book?

4. What does Amanda ask for breakfast on the morning of the first ordeal?

5. Who usually stops the twins' arguments?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is David seen as so mature for his age?

2. What angers David during the first ordeal?

3. Who is Amanda's favorite new sibling, and why?

4. How is David motivated by his mother with his situation with Amanda?

5. How does Amanda get the younger children to help weed the garden?

6. What does Jeff ask of David the first morning Amanda is in their home?

7. What does Amanda try to always be to keep up her appearance?

8. How do each of the children eat their dinner during the first ordeal?

9. Why is Amanda so upset when she hears there are no cemeteries nearby?

10. What does Blair tell David about Rolor, and what does this indicate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the Stanleys accomplish their ordeals and what does this indicate about them?

Essay Topic 2

What happened during the seance, and how did this change Amanda's ideas?

Essay Topic 3

Witchcraft was a major theme and device in this book. Where did it appear, and how was it used to further the plot along in a unique way?

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