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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What types of books does Sam Brown say that Clara Goodwater ordered?
(a) Ones on traveling
(b) Ones on witchcraft
(c) Ones on WWI
(d) Ones of a sexual nature

2. What does Mr. Black do to try and fix the wax tarot witch machine?
(a) Opens the back with a screwdriver
(b) Unplugs it and plugs it back in
(c) Puts in a penny
(d) Thumps on it

3. Which of the following characters helps Douglas with the wax tarot witch?
(a) Mr. Black
(b) Tom
(c) Leo
(d) Grandfather

4. How long has the wax tarot card witch been around?
(a) Since grandfather was a boy
(b) Since Douglas was born
(c) Since great-grandma was born
(d) Since Tom was born

5. What is part of the attraction that Douglas has for the wax tarot reader?
(a) No negatives
(b) Unknowns
(c) Constant well wishes
(d) Predictability

6. How does the nurse hope to prevent Colonel Freeleigh from making any more phone calls?
(a) Unplugs the phone
(b) Hides his wheelchair
(c) Gives him a sedative
(d) Has long distance calls blocked

7. How will Bill know when Helen has died?
(a) He'll read about it in the paper
(b) He'll be visited by her ghost
(c) He'll hear the gossip
(d) He'll get a blue envelope

8. What position does Clara Goodwater hold?
(a) President of the Ladies Lodge
(b) Pediatrician
(c) Newspaper editor
(d) Postmaster

9. Which of the following characters dies in this section of the novel?
(a) Bill Forester
(b) Douglas
(c) Elmira
(d) Colonel Freeleigh

10. What will be inside the envelope Bill will receive from Helen?
(a) A letter
(b) Her will
(c) Money
(d) Pictures

11. Which of the following descriptions best matches what the children thought the Lonely One looked like?
(a) Short, dark with light hair
(b) Tall, pale with dark hair
(c) Chubby and red-faced
(d) Tall, dark skin, and light hair

12. What is on the first card the wax tarot witch delivers to Douglas?
(a) Poem
(b) Prediction
(c) Superstition
(d) Monologue

13. What does Great-grandma hold up to use with Douglas to explain?
(a) Comb
(b) Mirror
(c) Brush
(d) Picture frame

14. Who takes the phone away from Colonel Freeleigh?
(a) Douglas
(b) Nurse
(c) Elmira
(d) Clara

15. Which of the following words best describes Tom?
(a) Optimistic
(b) Pessimistic
(c) Naive
(d) Realist

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of her body did Elmira Brown injure just before her husband returned home?

2. What job does Mr. Jonas hold?

3. What event helps to resolve the differences between Clara and Elmira?

4. How often do Helen and Bill begin meeting?

5. Where does Douglas go to find wisdom?

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