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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 do the words “la note che le cose ci nasconde” that Ethan’s mother recites in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next" translate to?
(a) The book is looking over your shoulder
(b) The night that hides things from us
(c) Follow the Wayward’s path to the moon
(d) Go quietly into the dark night

2. 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) Lost
(d) Eternal

3. In Chapter 4: “Catfish Crossin’,” Aunt Prue tells Ethan, “you can’t make preserves until you learn how to” what?
(a) Pick berries
(b) Boil water
(c) Open a jar
(d) Turn on the oven

4. By what name does Ethan refer to Amma’s “death-defying, all-powerful wooden spoon of justice” in Chapter 7: "Crosswords"?
(a) The Sybil Sword
(b) The Boy-Beater
(c) The One-Eyed Menace
(d) The Shifter Softer

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many husbands does Aunt Prue have living in her home with her in Chapter 3: "This Side or the Next"?

3. What title does Ethan say his mother had in Chapter 2: "Fried Green Tomatoes"?

4. What word is written on the sheet of notebook paper that Lena leaves on Ethan’s grave in Chapter 6: "Silver Button"?

5. What is Ethan’s mother’s name in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Beautiful Redemption structured? How are the sections of the book delineated and who narrates?

2. Where is Ethan when he awakens in the opening of Chapter 1: "Home"? What does he realize about his situation?

3. How is Ethan’s journey described once he’s crossed the river in Part One: “Ethan”? Who does he encounter after the River Master?

4. What conflict takes place between Lila Wate and Aunt Prue in the beginning of Chapter 10: “Snake Eyes”?

5. What information is related in the Prologue: “Beginning Again? What tone is established in this opening?

6. How is the Otherworld arranged in terms of where the inhabitants exist? How are the houses described?

7. How are Katherine Cooper and Samuel Sewell described in Chapter 13: "Where the Crow Carries You"?

8. How does Ethan go about communicating with Lena in Chapter 12: "Still Here"?

9. How long has it been since Ethan has seen his mother? How does he feel about their reunion in Chapter 2: "Fried Green Tomatoes"?

10. What plot does Ethan instigate in order to send messages to Lena in Chapter 9: "Stars and Stripes"?

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