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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 Mr. Golanski's occupation?

2. What does Amanda have planned for the day after the initiation?

3. What makes the initiation most interesting?

4. How does David know his father would approach magical things?

5. What causes Amanda to ask Mr. Golanski so many questions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What stopped the trouble from the original Poltergeist in the Westerly House?

2. What makes Amanda so frustrated after the seance?

3. What makes Amanda angry during the initiation?

4. What is the main challenge of the ordeal about the wooden floors?

5. What injury of Amanda's makes her suspicious in David's eyes?

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

7. How does David feel when Mr. Golanski comes to the house?

8. What are the requirements for the ceremonial garb?

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

10. How was Harriett Westerly cleared of blame with then Cupid lost its head?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Comic relief was a literary tool used well by Zilpha Keatley Snyder in this book. What are some of the key examples of this, and how did these scenes affect the plot of the book?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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