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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. Which of the following is one of Elmira's major faults?
(a) Wicked and evil
(b) Gossipy tongue
(c) Practicing witchcraft
(d) Trusting

2. What does Tom represent according to Elmira as she takes him with her to the lodge?
(a) Eternity
(b) Sanity
(c) Innocence
(d) Peace

3. Which of the following characters is an active, spry woman in her nineties?
(a) Elmira
(b) Lavinia
(c) Great-grandma
(d) Helen

4. How does the empty mason jar make Douglas feel?
(a) Hopeful
(b) Sad
(c) Empty
(d) Relieved

5. Where does Douglas go to find wisdom?
(a) Leo
(b) Arcade
(c) Museum
(d) Gypsy

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Helen invite Bill to her house the next day?

2. How many years was Colonel Freeleigh wheelchair ridden?

3. What does Helen invite Bill to her house to do?

4. In what month does Helen tell Bill she will be dead soon?

5. How often do Helen and Bill begin meeting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Douglas believe that he must work with Tom to rescue the real Mme. Tarot?

2. Why is Sam not surprised to return home from his job as the postman to find his wife, Elmira, hurt?

3. How did Douglas finish his tablet entry and when did he make the decision to finish the entry in this manner?

4. How does Douglas decide is the best way to pay back Mr. Jonas?

5. What happens when Elmira starts to make her speech after she drinks the special brew she made to thwart any spells Clara might cast?

6. How does Douglas come to recover from the fever?

7. What do the various bottles of dandelion wine that were bottled from June and July represent to Douglas?

8. Describe the scene where Elmira confronts Clara and how Clara reacts.

9. What other relationships does Bill and Helen's relationship parallel?

10. What are the different views on Helen's death and how it relates to happy endings by Douglas and Tom?

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