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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. When Hal leaves the meeting at Mr. Treswick's office, she believes that which character at the meeting had held something back that he had wanted to say?
(a) Abel.
(b) Mr. Treswick.
(c) Ezra.
(d) Harding.

2. What type of tarot reading does Hal perform for Kitty?
(a) A Planetary Spread.
(b) A Fan Spread.
(c) A Celtic Cross spread.
(d) A Horseshoe Spread.

3. When Hal gets out of Ezra's car back at Trepassen House in Chapter 23, what objects fall out of her pocket in addition to the photograph Abel had given her?
(a) Letters.
(b) Tarot cards.
(c) Coins.
(d) Bills.

4. How many minutes late for the appointment with Mr. Treswick do Hal and Ezra arrive?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

5. What statement does Hal make to Ezra during a car ride that the narrator then declares to be "only half true" (183)?
(a) That she does not want to move into Trepassen House.
(b) That she does not want a big family.
(c) That she does not want to meet her father.
(d) That she does not miss her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what pet name does Lizzie call Hal upon first meeting her?

2. When Hal begins to read the diary she finds wrapped in a tea towel, she starts with an entry dated with what month?

3. Which character urges Hal in Chapter 24 to use the night to think over the contents of Hester's will?

4. What kind of accent is Lizzie said to have?

5. When Edward and Hal walk into the dining room from outside, which character is the only one missing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What knowledge causes Hal to feel angry toward her beloved late mother?

2. In Chapter 24, Hal announces to the Westaway family at Trepassen House that she has made what decision?

3. How does Hal sustain a physical injury in Chapter 38?

4. To which two questions is Hal determined to find the answers by returning to Trepassen House?

5. Discuss an instance when Ware combines foreshadowing with the use of a literary device, such as a simile.

6. What is Abel's reply when Hal asks him who had taken the photograph he had given to her and why does Hal believe his answer to be false?

7. Which element of her late mother's behavior perplexes Hal the most, as depicted in Chapter 36?

8. What feelings does Hal express to Ezra about the prospect of finding her biological father and how do they differ from her true feelings?

9. What does Hal decide in Chapter 33 about Mrs. Warren's reason for staying silent about the identity of Hal's mother and why does her conclusion frighten her?

10. When Hal gets back to her flat in Brighton in Chapter 28 and finds a diary in the box under her bed, what does she learn?

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