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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. Who is the mother of all the Hawthorne boys?

2. What loss did Avery recently suffer when the book begins?

3. Who drives Avery to school?

4. Who is Avery's principal?

5. What happens when Avery wins her chess games?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Avery immediately think when she is called to the principal's office again?

2. What does Libby do when she wants to apologize?

3. Why does Grayson think Tobias Hawthorne left Avery his fortune?

4. What does Avery think of Alisa Ortega at first?

5. What is the only think Tobias Hawthorne writes to Avery in her letter?

6. What does Jameson tell Avery is all his grandfather left him and his brothers?

7. What does the Hawthorne family say changed Tobias Hawthorne irrevocably?

8. In Chapter 3, what is funny about Max's texts?

9. How does Oren say the Hawthorne women will come after her?

10. What does Grayson tell Avery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Barnes describe Avery's experiences with grief over her mother's recent death? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What themes does Barnes explore - and how does she treat these themes - surrounding media treatment and portrayals of the wealthy and celebrities? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Barnes sustain the reader's interest in the games and puzzles of Hawthorne House throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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