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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. In Chapter 49, what event does Avery have to attend?

2. In Chapter 58, what dream does Avery have?

3. In Chapter 53, where does Oren take Avery after she is injured?

4. What did Grayson defer college for for one year?

5. What did Emily do when Grayson and Jameson discovered she was trying to date them both?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 52, what happens that terrifies Avery?

2. Who tells everyone in Hawthorne House about Avery kissing Jameson?

3. What is Avery impressed by with Grayson when they talk at the foundation?

4. What do Avery and Jameson use to read the "red will"?

5. Who does Thea toast to at dinner in Chapter 51?

6. In Chapter 67, where does Thea insist on going with Avery and why?

7. What does Grayson tell Avery about his family?

8. What do Jameson and Avery find on the bridge in Chapter 47?

9. In Chapter 43, what does Avery tell the press to distract them from Drake?

10. In Chapter 43, what happens with Drake?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

What does Barnes imply might be the real reason Tobias Hawthorne chose Avery to inherit his fortune at the end of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

When Avery finally finds out the truth about how Emily died, what does the reader learn about the Hawthorne brothers, their feud, and Emily herself? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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