2. What interrupts Allen's rock music?
(a) An advertisement.
(b) Ellen's country music.
(c) A power outage.
(d) A special announcement.

3. What does Ethan take with him on his walk after Allen's party?
(a) A picture of his father's ship.
(b) His gun.
(c) His grandfather's cane.
(d) The talisman.

4. Where do Ethan and Mary go for their holiday together?
(a) Montauk.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Minneapolis.
(d) Martha's Vineyard.

5. Whose light does Ethan think is still burning even though they are dead?
(a) Danny.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) Mr. Marullo.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who used to speak magic words to Ethan?

2. Which of the following men has Margie never been with?

3. What does Ethan take with him on July 1st?

4. Why did Ethan say he took the talisman from the cabinet?

5. Who spoke against the town manager in the grand jury?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Margie realize when she flirts with Ethan about paying her for the fortune she read for Mary?

2. What does Ethan plan to do in his special place at the end of the book, and why?

3. What big event does Ethan plan to do on July 1st and why?

4. What did Ethan plan to do to make people believe he was in the bathroom during the robbery?

5. What does Margie offer to do for Ethan and Mary on the day Ethan learns he now owns the store?

6. What does Mr. Baker say he would do for Ethan if he finds Danny?

7. What place did Allen take in the essay contest, and why is Ethan so surprised by this?

8. How was Allen's plagiarism discovered?

9. What did one of Ethan's fellow officers do to concentrate on the war?

10. What does Stoney tell Ethan after he talks to Biggers for the first time since owning the store?

(see the answer keys)

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