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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. Who calls Avery Mystery Girl?

2. What does Zara want Avery to learn?

3. What are the only words that show up under the red acetate in the red will?

4. In Chapter 9, what is Tobias Hawthorne's middle name?

5. What happens when Avery wins her chess games?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jameson's letter from Tobias consist almost entirely of?

2. In Chapter 2, why does Avery decide to live in her car?

3. What is Avery's first impression of Grayson Hawthorne?

4. In Chapter 31, what does Avery do to unwind and have some fun?

5. What does Zara tell Avery she wants to help her with?

6. What does Grayson tell Avery?

7. What does Jameson tell Avery is all his grandfather left him and his brothers?

8. What does Avery remember doing often with her mother as a child?

9. What is the only think Tobias Hawthorne writes to Avery in her letter?

10. In Chapter 24, why is the press interested in Max?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Barnes sustain the reader's interest in the games and puzzles of Hawthorne House throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Barnes chose to end the novel with Xander revealing the extra message Tobias Hawthorne left for him, and with Avery's shocking recognition that "Harry" is really Tobias Hawthorne II? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What themes does Barnes explore - and how does she treat these themes - surrounding media treatment and portrayals of the wealthy and celebrities? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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