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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. Each of Mitzi and Harding's children is awarded how many thousands of pounds from their grandmother Hester Westaway?
(a) 15.
(b) 30.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

2. In Chapter 18, Hal believes that which character associated with the Westaway family is her biological mother?
(a) Margarida.
(b) Mrs. Warren.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Maud.

3. The man with the lisp waiting for Hal inside her kiosk tells her that she has one week to pay his boss Mr. Smith how many pounds?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 500.

4. The epigraph included at the start of the novel The Death of Mrs. Westaway features what element in association with the number seven?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Silver.
(c) Gold.
(d) A secret.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT the name of one of Hester Westaway's three sons?

2. Which character notices the tattoo peeking out of Hal's shirt and asks to see the whole tattoo?

3. When Hal returns to her kiosk after chasing after her client, what sign does she notice that she may not be alone when she enters her flat?

4. Of what material is the heavy box made that Hal uses to hold all of her important documents?

5. It is revealed in Chapter 13 that Maud and Maggie had been related to one another in what way?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason is Hal herself dismayed when the contents of Hester Westaway's will are revealed?

2. What drastic change in Hal's life occurred just before her 18th birthday?

3. Describe Hal's job.

4. Describe Hal's appearance.

5. Describe the three Westaway brothers' three different reactions to the news that Hal is Maud's daughter.

6. Discuss an instance when Ware uses personification to suggest the qualities of Trepassen House.

7. Who is Mrs. Warren?

8. Which elements of Hal's accommodations within Trepassen House does Hal find creepy?

9. What does the narrator mean with the claim that Hal tells her clients not only what they wanted to hear, but "What they needed to know as well" (24)?

10. What distinction does Hal make between two different types of her clientele?

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