View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The girls from where are described as “looking skanky in their tank tops and baby tees” in “Family Reunion”?

2. Who does Ethan rush to Ravenwood to find in “The Claiming”?

3. Who attacks and injures Macon in “The Claiming”?

4. What date is given in the opening of “Domus Lunae Libri”?

5. Who asks Ethan to look after Lena in “Just Your Average American Holiday”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What message do Ethan and Lena find in a book from Ethan’s father’s study in “White Christmas”? How do they decipher this message?

2. In what ways is the setting of the party significant to the main characters in “Sweet Sixteen”?

3. What conversation takes place between Amma and Macon Ravenwood in “The Sandman or Something Like Him”?

4. What does Ivy reveal about Genevieve’s actions and their consequences in “Domus Lunae Libri”?

5. What does Lena discover about the choice she has to make in her Claiming in “Family Reunion”?

6. How is the atmosphere of the school described in the beginning of “White Christmas”?

7. How is the setting of the Caster Library described in “Domus Lunae Libri”?

8. What isolated conversation takes place between Lena and Amma in “Just Your Average American Holiday”?

9. Describe the denouement of the novel. Does the story end happily?

10. How is the crisis surrounding Ethan’s father resolved in the end of “Lollipop Girl”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define “narrative point of view” and discuss the narrative perspective in Beautiful Creatures. Who is the narrator of the story? Is the narrative perspective limited or omniscient? How does this affect the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the various supernatural powers that exist within Lena’s family. What are the names of the different “species” of Casters that Lena describes? Which are more or less powerful? How many Light Casters versus Dark Casters are in the family?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship that Gatlin has with history, and specifically the history surrounding the Civil War. What battles are said to have taken place in or around Gatlin? How do the authors address the aspects of slavery involved in the Civil War? Were Lena and/or Ethan’s families slave owners?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 877 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample