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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter One, Spirit of the Stairway.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sexton feel when he is threatened?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Confused.
(c) Ambivalent.
(d) Afraid.

2. What does Hettie use the bird for?
(a) To see into the future.
(b) To entertain a guest.
(c) To have a meal.
(d) To heal her wounds.

3. What is Hettie?
(a) A witch.
(b) A devil.
(c) A nymph.
(d) An angel.

4. Who do the girls bring to Hettie at the beginning of the book?
(a) A dove.
(b) A sparrow.
(c) A pigeon.
(d) A swan.

5. How long ago did Didi begin living alone?
(a) 1 day.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 1 week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sexton's mother feel like doing at the beginning of the book?

2. What does Sexton suggest Didi do when she tells him how old she is?

3. How does Billy communicate?

4. What month does this book start in?

5. What does Sexton try to do when he leaves Didi's house?

(see the answer key)

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