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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Catherine take as a sign that the house might be haunted?
(a) The sheets seem to move by themselves.
(b) The cat will never come inside.
(c) The electricity is always going out.
(d) The radio changes channels on its own.

2. Where does Catherine do most of her work?
(a) Homes.
(b) Municipal buildings.
(c) Churches.
(d) Diners.

3. Where does Willis tell George she goes to college?
(a) NYU.
(b) Yale.
(c) Harvard.
(d) UCLA.

4. What happens to Catherine when George takes her sailing?
(a) She faints.
(b) She goes overboard.
(c) She breaks her arm.
(d) She seems to know the boat very well.

5. Where do George and Catherine live when they are first married?
(a) New York City.
(b) Maine.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) New Hampshire.

6. Who comes to help George Clare after his wife's death in Part I?
(a) His brother.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His best friend.
(d) His parents.

7. What does Mary Lawton do after the Hales die?
(a) Contacts Ella's sister to tell her what happened.
(b) Burns their house down.
(c) Cleans their house.
(d) Gets all of Ella's letters out of the house.

8. Who is Catherine Clare's child?
(a) Eddy.
(b) Cole.
(c) Franny.
(d) Wade.

9. What does George tell his boss when his boss asks George what his essence is?
(a) It is painting.
(b) He has no idea.
(c) It is his wife and family.
(d) It is sailing.

10. Where does Justine say she loves to travel to?
(a) India.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) China.

11. What do the Hale boys hit with a bat out of anger?
(a) Their mother's car.
(b) Their family piano.
(c) Their house's windows.
(d) The hope chest.

12. What did Mr. Hale struggle with before his death?
(a) Drinking and gambling.
(b) An old head injury.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Multiple sclerosis.

13. Who is George's boss at the college?
(a) Justine Sokolov.
(b) Bram Sokolov.
(c) River Stimson.
(d) Floyd DeBeers.

14. What does Mary Lawton's daughter struggle with?
(a) Developmental disabilities.
(b) Blindness.
(c) Addiction.
(d) Cancer.

15. What does Mary Lawton tell George Clare about Hale house before he bids on it?
(a) That it is protected by the historical society.
(b) That the Hales died there under tragic circumstances.
(c) That it is set to be torn down soon.
(d) That it is haunted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes care of the Hale boys following their parents' death?

2. What kind of business is George Clare's father in?

3. What is the name of the road the Hale house is on?

4. Who is Justine married to?

5. What does Cole's uncle buy him that touches Cole in Part I?

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