The Inheritance Games

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which comparison best describes how Jameson and Avery cope with grief?

A) Jameson does not acknowledge his grief, while Avery does.

B) Avery and Jameson deal with grief in different but unhealthy ways.

C) Avery and Jameson both approach grief in realistic ways.

D) Jameson self-destructs, while Avery chooses to overcome her grief.

2. Which of the following best describes Avery’s character?

A) Resilient, logical, and intelligent

B) Lucky, aggressive, and brilliant

C) Duplicitous, scholarly, and mysterious

D) Friendly, caring, and fragile

3. What is the name Hawthorne often associated with?

A) Denial

B) Destruction

C) Snobbery

D) Hatred

4. What is the significance of games in the novel?

A) It is the one thing that all the characters can relate to.

B) It helps the characters realize hidden truths.

C) It highlights the Hawthorne family’s scheming.

D) It drives characters to the ultimate goal of finding Toby.

5. What do the novel’s comparisons of Avery to Marie Antoinette and a familial relation to Lizzie Borden indicate about Avery?

A) They hint that she is a sacrifice for a greater cause.

B) They indicate that she is in a position of power.

C) They tell Avery the Hawthornes do not like her.

D) They describe the danger she is in.

6. As the danger and tension increase, what happens to Avery’s social circle?

A) Avery becomes increasingly isolated.

B) Avery is reminded more often of her mother.

C) She becomes more obsessed with the game.

D) She wonders more than ever about Tobias’s motive.

7. What difference between characters do the linguistic techniques in the novel highlight?

A) Intelligence

B) Social class

C) Inferiority

D) Moral strength

8. Which of the following is not an example of the novel’s use of wordplay?

A) Winchester

B) Tattersall

C) Blackwood

D) Tobias

9. In what way is Avery more connected to Xander than to the other characters?

A) They attend the same school.

B) Neither is seen as part of the Hawthorne family.

C) They have the deepest friendship.

D) Both are hated by Skye.

10. Who is the best representation of the novel’s theme of The Power of the Absent Character?

A) Emily

B) Toby

C) Tobias

D) Avery

11. Which of the following is a common reflection for Avery in the novel?

A) What to do with her great wealth

B) How to cope with prep school

C) Whom to trust in Hawthorne House

D) How to impress the Hawthornes

12. Based on details in the novel, what can you infer about Libby?

A) She has difficulty setting healthy boundaries.

B) She rarely knows what is happening around her.

C) She is heavily influenced by Avery’s guidance.

D) She does not trust the Hawthorne boys.

13. How does Avery’s behavior change as the game becomes increasingly more dangerous?

A) She learns to trust the Hawthornes more.

B) She takes her safety more seriously.

C) She wants to leave Hawthorne House.

D) She begins to feel more paranoid.

14. What is the effect of the literary element of repetition in the novel?

A) It creates rising action.

B) It illustrates Avery’s mental decline.

C) It builds suspense.

D) It helps the reader remember events.

15. What do the glass ballerina and the knife symbolize to Avery?

A) She doesn’t belong.

B) She cannot solve the mysteries.

C) She has no purpose at Hawthorne.

D) She is just a tool in the game.

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. Avery’s night at the gala ball can be seen as a satirical take on a Cinderella-style fairy tale. Why might the author have chosen to include this fairy-tale-gone-wrong scene within the book’s larger narrative?

2. Secondary characters like Max and Oren don’t drive the narrative but frequently comment on the action, much like the chorus in a Greek tragedy. What is the purpose of this narrative commentary?