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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. When was the Westerly House built?

2. What causes Mr. Golanski to get annoyed with Amanda?

3. What did the Westerly parents do after talking to the medium?

4. How does Amanda act the day after the initiation?

5. What did the medium say about the Westerly House?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Molly say before leaving the house that hurts Amanda's feelings?

4. What does the flashlight on the staircase indicate?

5. What does Amanda do that bothers Mr. Golanksi?

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

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

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

9. What happens to a painting one night in the Westerly House?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in this book , and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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

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