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Chapters 1-5
Reading Check
Short Answer
1. He tells Ellie that he was actually murdered, by someone called Abe Allerton, whom he only met once before when Allerton’s son was Trevor’s student. He asks Ellie to protect his wife and child from Allerton. (Chapter 2)
2. Trevor’s wife, Vivian, and her infant son are there, and Ellie feels a responsibility to be near them so that she can protect them. (Chapter 3)
3. She realized that it actually had two faces: One was like the face of a gar, but the other was malleable and, like a mask, could take on human appearances. (Chapter 5)
Chapters 6-10
Reading Check
1. Because she is Indigenous/because of her skin color (Chapter 7)
2. The mayor’s signature (Chapter 9)
Short Answer
1. When she married Trevor, Lenore decided that any children they might have would not be taught to wake the dead, because she believes the practice is unnatural. (Chapter 6)
2. Willowbee is located in the dry Texas desert, and yet it seems full of green plant life, including grass lawns.
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