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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 does Mary hope the people in town will stop doing to Ethan after hearing her fortune read?

2. What happens when Margie pulls out her tarot cards in front of Ethan?

3. What does Ethan say about Margie when she comes into the store before Easter?

4. What is the name of Ethan's home town?

5. Who taught Ethan most of what he knows about religion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the possible prizes for winning the contest that Ethan's children want to join?

2. What did Mary hear when she had her fortune read?

3. What does Ethan say to Mary when he returns home from the harbor?

4. What causes Ethan to forget to open the store doors the day before Easter?

5. What does Ethan do before he comes home from work at the beginning of Part Two?

6. What do Mary and Ethan argue about as they walk home from the Bakers' house, and how does it end?

7. What does Ethan dream about on Easter Sunday?

8. What are Joey's rules of life?

9. What does Baker say to Ethan about the investment he wants him to get involved in?

10. What was Mary's response to the fortune that Margie read for her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Ethan's plan to re-claim his family's property and money, and how does it turn out? Which character is most affected by this plan?

Essay Topic 2

The characters in this novel all have their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affects the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

Where did the talisman come from, and what does it mean to the main characters in the book.

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