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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 the mark of a good sacrifice during the initiation?

2. Where did Amanda find the information she was looking for?

3. What appeared all over the house after the Westerly House was built?

4. Where does something appear during the seance?

5. Where does David meet Amanda after she has been gone all day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the flashlight on the staircase indicate?

2. What is the first thing about the Westerly house that interests Amanda?

3. How does Molly respond to all the talk about a poltergeist?

4. Why does Amanda say she doesn't remember anything that happened in the seance?

5. What makes Amanda so frustrated after the seance?

6. What are the requirements for the ceremonial garb?

7. Why does Amanda choose a particular day for the initiation ceremony?

8. What causes Tesser to sleep in Molly's bed?

9. What does David choose to do after the milk jug is broken?

10. What led Molly to call Mr. Golanski?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the characters most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might the author have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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