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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 does Rhys ask Vivi right before they have sex in Chapter 25?

2. What is not working in Something Wicked any longer in Chapter 24?

3. What does Elaine tell Vivi she should have done before using the candle?

4. What kind of drugs has the person been selling using witchcraft in Chapter 18?

5. What does Vivi have a lot of books about in her office?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what has the witch in the coffee shop been selling with the coffee?

2. In Chapter 24, what does Aunt Elaine say about the Eurydice candle?

3. In Chapter 19, who comes to Vivi offering to help her with rebinding the ghost?

4. In Chapter 17, what is the relationship between the college witches and the Jones family?

5. When do Rhys and Vivi realize something is not right in the library in Chapter 14?

6. In Chapter 15, what scary thing happens in the library?

7. In Chapter 16, what does Dr. Arbuthnot tell Rhys and Vivi to do?

8. In Chapter 14, why does Rhys call Wells?

9. In Chapter 26, what does Vivi think when she considers the future with Rhys?

10. In Chapter 20, what object do Rhys and Vivi use to try to rebind the ghost?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How and why does Sterling emphasize and explain the centrality of Graves Glen to the story early in the novel, and what expectation does this emphasis on setting set for the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Sterling develop the relationships between Rhys and his two brothers, and how significant are these relationships to the reader's understanding of Rhys as a main character? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What issues does Sterling use Piper McBride's motivation in her spell that went terribly wrong to explore about the history and founding of Penhallow, and how do the town's long-buried secrets relate to the problems of the present-day there? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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