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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 does Eddy do with Catherine when Catherine cries in Part II?
(a) Tells Catherine's husband about her breakdown.
(b) Hugs her.
(c) Kisses her.
(d) Leaves the room.

2. Which friend does Cole spend the most time with?
(a) Eugene.
(b) Ryan.
(c) James.
(d) Michael.

3. What does Ella Hale have to sell that she is sorry to see go in order to have money for the family?
(a) Dresses.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Hats.
(d) Porcelain figurines.

4. What does George Clare burn in Part I?
(a) The mattress.
(b) His bank book.
(c) His daughter's toys.
(d) Catherine's diary.

5. What does Catherine Clare do for a living?
(a) Muralist.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Secretary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose house does Catherine's husband go to in distress in Part I?

2. Who was Mr. Hale's mistress?

3. Where do George and Catherine live when they are first married?

4. Who does Wade say their mother loved best?

5. What is the tennis club George joins?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Hale boys' Uncle Rainer treat them all?

2. Why does George Clare pay to put his Fiat in a garage, even though he cannot really afford to?

3. Why does Catherine eventually conclude that the house may be haunted?

4. What impression does George Clare get of the direction the police investigation into Catherine's murder is taking?

5. How did Ella Cole feel about her husband?

6. How do Eddy and Cole end up feeling about Catherine Clare?

7. How does the deaths of the Hale parents affect their three children, and where do the children go afterwards?

8. How does Mary Lawton show loyalty and care to her friend Ella Hale after Ella's death?

9. What does Mary Lawton think of the Clares the first time she meets them?

10. How do Eddy and Cole find a way to spend time at their old house again?

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