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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sexton writing at the beginning of the book?

2. How old is a Haruspex?

3. Where does Hettie live?

4. Who does Didi say she gets to see?

5. How old is Sexton?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Didi say about her family when Sexton comments on a picture of them?

2. What does Sexton say when he sees a picture of Didi's family?

3. Why does Sexton's mother send him out of the house?

4. How does Sexton meet Didi?

5. Why does Hettie think Sexton can show her where Didi is?

6. What brings Didi great joy when she gets to her apartment?

7. Why does Sexton want to kill himself?

8. What does Mrs. Robbins say happened to Didi's family?

9. What does Sexton think is happening to Didi when she tells him who she is?

10. What does Didi tell Sexton she is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Theo was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

What did Didi say was the purpose of her day as a mortal, and how did the other main characters respond to this idea?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

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