The Death of Mrs. Westaway Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does Hal tell Ezra, Abel, and Harding that she let things go on for so long even though she suspected that she was not Maud's daughter? (from Chapters 28 - 37)

Hal does not give them a reason when they ask why she deceived them for so long.

Hal tells them that she had really wanted to be part of a family.

Hal tells them she had been in desperate need of money.

Hal tells them she had intentionally tried to deceive them.

2.

Why does Hal believe that some mistake was made when she received a letter indicating that she was named in her grandmother's will? (from Epigraph - Chapter 7)

Hal had no idea who her grandparents were.

Hal did not think a grandparent who did not know her would have included her in their will.

Hal thought the letter was too good to be true.

Hal believed her grandparents had died twenty years prior.

3.

Why is Hal so desperately in need of money? (from Epigraph - Chapter 7)

Hal is still trying to pay for her mother's funeral.

Hal likes to play the lottery.

Hal borrowed money from a loan shark.

Hal spends a good deal on alcohol.

4.

Why does Maggie tear pages out of her diary? (from Chapters 21 - 27)

To keep Maud from reading the diary and reporting to Mrs. Westaway.

To keep Mrs. Westaway from reading what Maggie has written about her.

To keep Mrs. Westaway from discovering the name of the baby's father.

Maggie has come to realize she has made mistakes in her life and does not want Mrs. Westaway to know about them.

5.

Why is Hal afraid to go into her apartment when she returns to Brighton? (from Chapters 28 - 37)

Hal is afraid Mr. Smith or one of his men might be there.

Hal is afraid she will have more bills piled up.

Hal is afraid Mr. Smith will have ransacked her apartment.

Hal is afraid that the locks on her apartment will have been changed because she did not pay the rent.

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