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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Hal performs a tarot reading for herself in Chapter 7, she draws the card depicting the Page of which objects?
(a) Riches.
(b) Swords.
(c) Ideas.
(d) Damsels.

2. How many people are featured in the only photograph Abel gives to Hal?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

3. In what century was the oldest part of Trepassen House constructed, according to Harding?
(a) The 1800s.
(b) The 1500s.
(c) The 1600s.
(d) The 1700s.

4. How old is Hal when the novel begins?
(a) 17.
(b) 21.
(c) 24.
(d) 19.

5. Who flashes a "Cheshire cat smile" (68) at Hal during the funeral for Hester Westaway?
(a) Mrs. Warren.
(b) Abel.
(c) Mitzi.
(d) Ezra.

6. In what month does the narrative begin?
(a) October.
(b) December.
(c) November.
(d) March.

7. What does Hal do when she hears that Harriet Westaway has been awarded the remainder of Hester Westaway's estate?
(a) She screams.
(b) She faints.
(c) She sits down quickly.
(d) She covers her face.

8. What is the only color Mrs. Warren is wearing the first time Hal meets her?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

9. Which character notices the tattoo peeking out of Hal's shirt and asks to see the whole tattoo?
(a) Abel.
(b) Mitzi.
(c) Freddie.
(d) Mrs. Warren.

10. Which character uses their medical training to examine Hal in Chapter 15?
(a) Harding.
(b) Mitzi.
(c) Abel.
(d) Edward.

11. Into what location does Hal put her tarot cards and the picture Abel had given her before going downstairs to answer Harding's summons in Chapter 19?
(a) Her back pocket.
(b) Her suitcase.
(c) Under the sink.
(d) Behind the wainscoting.

12. What is NOT the name of one of Hester Westaway's three sons?
(a) Ezra.
(b) Harding.
(c) Freddie.
(d) Abel.

13. In Chapter 16, Hal receives a threatening text message from one of Mr. Smith's lackeys that states only which two words?
(a) Five days.
(b) Hurry up.
(c) Take care.
(d) Ten days.

14. Hal's tattoo on her side and back pictures what sort of bird?
(a) A starling.
(b) A robin.
(c) A magpie.
(d) A swallow.

15. Which character pulls Hal into a hug upon meeting her in Chapter 12?
(a) Freddie.
(b) Harding.
(c) Mitzi.
(d) Abel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hal finds a letter in the recycle bin inviting her to Trepassen House at the behest of what kind of person?

2. What liquid splashes onto Hal's face when the man with the lisp destroys her property?

3. How many people were held responsible for the death of Hal's mother?

4. What sort of aid does Mrs. Warren use to help her move around?

5. In Chapter 12, when Hal decides that she does not feel like an athlete after all, she decides that she instead "feels like a grandmaster before a" (90) what?

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