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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the teacher of Marian’s Buddhist class she has told Ethan about in Chapter 1: "Home"?
(a) The Big Lebowski
(b) Buddha Bob
(c) Serenity Steve
(d) The Dude

2. What are draped over the windows and mirrors of Ravenwood Manor in Chapter 6: "Silver Button"?
(a) White sheets
(b) Gold sheets
(c) Black sheets
(d) Winter blankets

3. What’s the name of the cat that comes into the kitchen and sees Ethan in Chapter 7: "Crosswords"?
(a) Lucille
(b) Boo Radley
(c) Lovey
(d) Patty

4. What is the name of the aunt that Amma says Ethan is with in Chapter 8: "Broken Bottles"?
(a) Caroline
(b) Lila
(c) Sarafine
(d) Marian

5. Ethan says in Chapter 4: “Catfish Crossin’,” “Getting Aunt Prue to say the one thing you wanted her to say, right when you wanted her to say it, was like thinking you could” what?
(a) Stop time
(b) Catch a catfish at sea
(c) Go back in time and change the past
(d) Ask the sun to shine

6. What route does Ethan instinctively look for as he heads toward Main Street in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?
(a) Route 66
(b) Route 9
(c) Route 18
(d) Route 7

7. What color hair is Genevieve described as having in Chapter 6: "Silver Button"?
(a) Red
(b) Blue
(c) Black
(d) Blond

8. What are the songs called that Ethan’s mother says she sent him in Chapter 2: "Fried Green Tomatoes"?
(a) The Moon Songs
(b) The Sun Songs
(c) The Psalm Songs
(d) The Shadowing Songs

9. Ethan says that after his mother’s death, Marian told him about a Buddhist class she took where in Chapter 1: "Home"?
(a) Louisiana State University
(b) Duke University
(c) Boston University
(d) Loyola University

10. What kind of dogs does Aunt Prue have running around her ankles in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?
(a) Yorkshire terriers
(b) Chihuahuas
(c) Pomeranians
(d) Boston terriers

11. In what book does Ethan describe a sock sticking out as a bookmark in Chapter 2: "Fried Green Tomatoes"?
(a) The Divine Comedy
(b) The Lord of the Rings
(c) Excalibur
(d) Don Juan

12. What Celtic symbol adorns Ethan’s mother’s grave in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?
(a) Awen
(b) Oden
(c) Pan
(d) Phoenix

13. When Ethan opens the bottle in Chapter 8: "Broken Bottles" and the narrative transitions to Amma’s childhood, what is Amma’s great-great-great grandmother called?
(a) Paula the Palimpset
(b) Del the Delinquent
(c) Sarafine the Shifter
(d) Sulla the Prophet

14. What book by Jack Kerouac does Ethan pull from the pile of books under his bed in Chapter 1: "Home"?
(a) Visions of Cody
(b) Dharma Bums
(c) On the Road
(d) Big Sur

15. What is the answer to the clue Ethan puts in the crossword puzzle: “As in, endless, without stopping, forever. The way you feel about a certain girl, whether you’re dead or alive” in Chapter 9: "Stars and Stripes"?
(a) Hoping
(b) Vast
(c) Eternal
(d) Lost

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name does Amma’s grandmother call her in Chapter 8: "Broken Bottles"?

2. By what name does Ethan refer to Amma’s “death-defying, all-powerful wooden spoon of justice” in Chapter 7: "Crosswords"?

3. What is Ethan’s middle name?

4. What book does Ethan describe reading that is about a man who voyages into the nine circles of Hell in Chapter 1: "Home"?

5. Aunt Prue says she gave Lena what object so that she could stay in contact with her in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?

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