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

Short Answer Questions

1. What student group has been formed with the goal of making the school safe in “It Rhymes with Witch”?

2. Ethan says in “The Sandman or Something Like Him” that it is how long until Lena’s birthday?

3. By what name is the Caster Library called in the novel?

4. Who invites Lena to Ethan’s home for Thanksgiving in “Just Your Average American Holiday”?

5. What word refers to a demon in male form that lies upon sleepers?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do Ethan and Lena take Aunt Del with them to the cemetery in “Grave Digging”?

3. What final jabs does Macon make on the townspeople at the hearing in “When the Saints Go Marching In”?

4. Who arrives with Macon in “Family Reunion”? How does Macon respond to Sarafine’s accusations?

5. What discovery does Ethan make of his father’s work in “White Christmas”? How does Ethan respond?

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

7. 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?

8. What realization does Ethan have regarding the people of Gatlin in “When the Saints Go Marching In”?

9. What news does Ethan receive in the beginning of “Lollipop Girl” that causes him to leave the party?

10. What does Macon remark of Mrs. Snow and her husband at the hearing in “When the Saints Go Marching In”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of bullying in the narrative. How is this theme illustrated through the characters of Savannah Snow and Emily Ashcroft? What other examples of bullying can be seen in the first chapters of the novel? How does bullying apply in the Caster world?

Essay Topic 3

Define “literary allusion” and discuss the examples of allusion in the novel. From what classic work is the character Boo Radley named? What book is said to be Lena’s favorite? How does Marian relate to literary allusion in the narrative? How do the literary allusions serve to heighten the experience for the reader?

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