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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 is the youngest Hawthorne brother?

2. What loss did Avery recently suffer when the book begins?

3. What does Jameson say was the name of the girl who died?

4. What does Zara want Avery to learn?

5. Who is the head of security at Hawthorne House?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Avery so confused about being required to come to Tobias Hawthorne's will-reading?

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

3. In Chapter 23, what is the first real thing Avery gets excited about at her new school?

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

5. Why does Avery despise Drake, Libby's boyfriend?

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

7. How does Oren say the Hawthorne women will come after her?

8. How does Jameson often enter Avery's room?

9. What does Grayson tell Avery?

10. What does Xander tell Avery Hawthorne House is full of?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the book's opening chapters, what limitations and struggles does Avery encounter due to her financial struggles? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How is Avery's first conversation in the novel with her principal, Mr. Altman, predictive of her attitude towards authority figures in the rest of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What do all the Hawthornes seem to assume about Avery once they find out she has inherited all of Tobias Hawthorne's money and they have inherited almost none of it? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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