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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. By what nickname does Ridley call Link when she first sees him in Chapter 23: "Dar-ee Keen"?
(a) Peter Pan
(b) Hot Rod
(c) Short Straw
(d) Luigi

2. When Lena encounters Ridley at the Dar-ee Keen in Chapter 23: "Dar-ee Keen,” Ridley says that it’s strange to be here without whom?
(a) Short Straw
(b) Luigi
(c) Peter Pan
(d) Hot Rod

3. When Lena and John enter the bar they’ve been seeking in the beginning of Chapter 22: "Bird in a Gilded Cage,” Lena describes the establishment as smelling like what?
(a) Cobwebs and dust
(b) Blood and raw meat
(c) Vomit and urine
(d) Rust and old beer

4. What is the name of the mountain cat that guards the book at the gravesite along with Macon’s wolfdog in Chapter 25: "Death's Door"?
(a) Vixen
(b) Dragon
(c) Kitten
(d) Bade

5. The album Dark Side of the Moon that Link plays in Chapter 20: "A Deal with the Devil" is by what band?
(a) The Flaming Lips
(b) Pink Floyd
(c) The Beatles
(d) The Who

Short Answer Questions

1. What musical piece is Lena’s viola playing when she and the others return from New Orleans in Chapter 22: "Bird in a Gilded Cage"?

2. What does Link stab Abraham with in Chapter 24: "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle"?

3. Who is described in Chapter 19: "Mortal Problems" as wearing a rumpled white suit and string tie and as “Satan himself, at least as far as Gatlin County was concerned”?

4. Lena says in Chapter 22: "Bird in a Gilded Cage,” “From what I could see, Abraham Ravenwood appeared to be the Caster answer to” whom?

5. Lena describes descending the stairs and smelling what aroma in Chapter 21: "Dark Side of the Moon"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What decision do Lena and her friends make regarding their quest for the book in Chapter 23: "Dar-ee Keen"?

2. How does Amma respond when she first encounters Macon Ravenwood in Chapter 29: "The Hands of the Dead"?

3. Where have Lena’s family members been on vacation? What does she suspect has brought them home in Chapter 27: “The Cracks in Everything”?

4. Who does Lena discover in the hidden room above the bar in New Orleans? Why is this character there?

5. Who is chosen to guard The Book of Moons when Lena and the others leave it on Lila’s grave in Chapter 25: "Death's Door"?

6. What creature attempts to take The Book of Moons in Chapter 25: “Death’s Door”? What happens?

7. What is the relationship between Ridley and Link like in the novel?

8. What dangers are presented with Abraham’s appearance in Chapter 24: "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle"?

9. How does the narrative perspective change in Book Two: “Lena”? What are Lena and her friends doing in the opening of Chapter 19: "Mortal Problems"?

10. How does Amma arrange the Casters and Mortals for the ritual that takes place at the end of Chapter 29: "The Hands of the Dead"?

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