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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. In Chapter 39, what does Skye offer Avery?

2. In Chapter 57, where does Avery make Oren take her in the middle of the night?

3. In Chapter 68, what happens to Avery in the car?

4. What is Skye drinking in Chapter 38?

5. What conceals the armory?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Avery criticize Libby for in Chapter 62?

2. Who tells everyone in Hawthorne House about Avery kissing Jameson?

3. In Chapter 43, what happens with Drake?

4. What does Oren tell Avery about how he will be treating her after the shooting attack?

5. In Chapter 63, what does Nan tell Avery that shocks her?

6. In Chapter 43, what does Avery tell the press to distract them from Drake?

7. In Chapter 64, what does the refrigerator that intrigues Avery hold?

8. What does Rebecca tell Avery about Emily's history with the Hawthornes?

9. In Chapter 67, where does Thea insist on going with Avery and why?

10. Who does Thea toast to at dinner in Chapter 51?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Barnes imply might be the real reason Tobias Hawthorne chose Avery to inherit his fortune at the end of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

When Avery finally finds out the truth about how Emily died, what does the reader learn about the Hawthorne brothers, their feud, and Emily herself? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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