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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Hugo's parents?
(a) They were shot.
(b) They died in a car accident.
(c) They both had heart attacks.
(d) They drowned.

2. How many hours per week does Wallace's employee in Chapter 1 say she works?
(a) 70.
(b) 50.
(c) 40.
(d) 60.

3. What does Wallace think about the kitchen when he sees it in Chapter 8?
(a) It is smaller than he thought.
(b) It looks exactly as he expected.
(c) He never sees the kitchen.
(d) It is bigger than he thought.

4. When does the clock stop in the shop?
(a) On the first day when spirits arrive.
(b) Once per month.
(c) Once per year.
(d) Every second week.

5. What kind of tea does the ferryman bring to Wallace?
(a) Orange.
(b) Lipton.
(c) Peppermint.
(d) Darjeeling.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after his lengthy interaction with his employee in Chapter 1 does Wallace die?

2. Why does Wallace do what he does to his employee in Chapter 1?

3. What is Wallace's first memory of death?

4. What is the one kind thing Naomi says she remembers Wallace doing for her?

5. How does Hugo say he picks people's teas for them?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what does Hugo tell Wallace about how he became a ferryman?

2. How do Mei and Hugo speak about the Manager?

3. Why does Wallace fire Patricia?

4. What does Wallace desperately want to do that he sees Nelson doing in Chapter 8?

5. What does Wallace think of the tea shop, Charon's Crossing, when he first sees it?

6. In Chapter 9, what does Mei tell Wallace of her family?

7. How does Wallace die, and when does he realize he is dead?

8. What does Wallace realize he has no desire to do as a spirit?

9. What connects Wallace and Hugo?

10. What happens when Wallace runs away from the tea shop?

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