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Chapter 1
1.
What is the main character’s name? David p. 3
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2.
Where was David sitting when his stepmother left Westerly House? on the stair landing within
arm’s reach of the headless cupid p. 3
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3.
Who appeared at the foot of the stairs? Molly p. 3
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4.
What was unusual about the stair landing? it felt like it was the heart of the house p. 4
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5.
Who is Amanda? p. 4
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6.
How many times did David and Amanda meet? Once p. 5
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7.
Who is Blair? p. 4
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Chapter 2
8.
What is a “familiar”? A spirit that looks like an animal or bird p. 14
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9.
What has Amanda been studying? the occult p. 14
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10. What happened to Amanda’s hands? The crow pecked them p. 15-16
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11. Where did Amanda buy the crow? In Santa Monica p. 16
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12. Who is Leah? p. 18
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13. Why doesn’t Molly like Leah? p. 19
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14. What is Amanda’s crow’s name? Rolor p. 20
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Chapter 3
15. What did David hear from Amanda’s room? A low and rhythmical chanting sound p. 29-28
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16. What was Molly like? She was artsy, small and bouncy, and she did everything except painting
hard and fast p. 31
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17. Why was finding the right house difficult? They needed four rooms but the house couldn’t be
too expensive p. 32
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18. What did David stay in bed thinking about? Amanda p. 35
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19. Who was Skip? He lived two houses away from the Stanleys p. 35
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20. Why was everyone interested in Skip? He had the biggest reputation of anybody in school p.
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21. What did David learn from studying Skip? He learned about being cool p. 37
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Chapter 4
22. What did David’s father do for a living? He was a professor p. 39
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23. What did David think of his father? He was fair and unreasonable but he also had a temper p.
40
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24. Why is Amanda a bit upset? She doesn’t like that her mother remarried p. 40
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25. Why is the marriage harder for Amanda than it is for David? Amanda’s father was still alive
and she had been some difficult times p. 41
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26. What did David want to talk to Amanda about? The supernatural p. 42
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27. Why David run toward the thistle patch? Janie screamed p. 44
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28. What game did Amanda create with her siblings? Slaves and slavedriver p. 46
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29. What is the one thing David could expect from Amanda? Surprises p. 51
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30. What does nearly every kind of spell require? Herbs p. 52
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31. Where is a good place for supernatural things? A crossroad p. 52
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32. What is palmistry? The study of palm reading p. 54
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33. What revenge was Amanda seeking? She wanted to get even with Mr. Fitzmaurice p. 55
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34. What happened after Amanda made a voodoo doll of Mr. Fitzmaurice? He broke his leg skiing
p. 55
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35. Who managed to tame the crow? Blair p. 62-63
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Chapter 6
36. What is the purpose of the rites of initiation? They are a series of tests to prove you’re good
enough p. 65
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37. How many tests did Amanda plan for the kids? 9 tests p. 66
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38. What was the first ordeal? They couldn’t let any metal touch their skin p. 67
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39. What did David wear to avoid touching metal? Swimming trunks p. 69
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40. What trick did David play on Molly and his father? he set their alarm 45 minutes later p. 71
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41. What did David wear since he was cold in his swimsuit? His heaviest sweatshirt p. 71
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42. What did Amanda want to eat for breakfast? Pancakes p. 72
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43. Why did Amanda ask for pancakes for breakfast? She wanted to make it hard on David and
his siblings p. 74
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44. What did David do to assure the kids didn’t touch metal during breakfast? He removed the
silverware and prepared the pancakes for his siblings p. 75
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45. Why was lunch easier than breakfast? They had sandwiches and fruits p. 75
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46. Why were the kids late for dinner? They had a hard time washing their hands because the
faucets were metal p. 77
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47. Why couldn’t Ester enter the dining room? The door was closed and she couldn’t touch the
metal knob p. 77
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48. How did Janie manage to eat without touching metal? She wore a pair of very fuzzy rabbit fur
mittens p. 78
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49. How did David manage to escape dinner? He cleaned his plate into a plastic bag
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Chapter 8
50. Who is Dr. Bradley?
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51. Why was David’s dad going to be away for three weeks? He was taking students on a field
trip to the mountains p. 86
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52. Why did David’s dad decide to work in the summer? They needed the money p. 86-87
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53. What items needed repairs in the house? the upstairs toilet and the furnace p. 87
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54. What did Amanda plan to hunt for during their “safari”? Reptiles p. 88
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55. What was required in the second ordeal? Everyone was required to have a reptile p. 88
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56. Why did Amanda shove David? He talked about her father p. 92
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Chapter 9
57. What phobia did Molly have? She was afraid of snakes p. 99
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58. Why was it important to keep the lizards secret? If Molly saw one, she would scream and that
would be the end of the ordeal p. 99
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59. What was the third ordeal? Everyone had to wear a garlic bud and a slice of onion and a
piece anise weed on a string around their necks p. 102
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60. What was the fourth ordeal? No one was allowed to step on the wood floor p. 102
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61. What was the only ordeal the children failed? The day of silence p. 103
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62. What does David father say Amanda needs to learn about? She needs to learn about love p.
104
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63. How long did the day of silence ordeal last? Three days p. 105
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Chapter 10
64. What time did Amanda pick for the initiation? She picked a time when Molly would be away
for the day p. 111
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65. Why was Molly going to be away all day? She was going to show her work at an art gallery p.
111
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66. What kind of supernatural things had Leah and Amanda experienced? ghostly shapes,
mysterious voices, and people going into trances p. 111
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67. What did Molly tell the children before she left that morning? Everybody be good and take
care of things p. 112
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68. Before Amanda left to change into her ceremonial robes, what did she ask for from Tesser?
She asked for a dead lizard p.112
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69. What did Amanda wear for her ceremonial robes?
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70. Why did Amanda go through with the ceremony even though the ceremonial robes were not
to her liking? She didn’t know when there’d be no adults around again p. 117
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Chapter 2
71. What did Amanda do to make her room feel like “midnight”? She hung blankets over the
blinds p. 118
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72. Where did Amanda ask the children to sit? Around the cauldron p. 118
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73. What was the first step of the ceremony? The children were given new names p. 119
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74. How did the children choose new names? They pulled a name out of the cauldron p. 119
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75. What new name did David choose for himself from the cauldron? Templar p. 120
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76. What did the music Amanda played sound like? It thudded monotonously like giant
heartbeats p. 120
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77. Why did Esther warn Amanda to stop walking in circles? She didn’t want her to get dizzy and
sick p. 121-122
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78. What was Amanda like the next day after the ceremony? She was the friendliest David had
ever seen her p. 132
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79. What did Amanda have planned for today? A séance p. 132
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80. Where was Dad going to following day? on a three week field trip p. 133
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81. What happened the third day at Westerly House? the electrical system began to fail p. 133
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82. Who is Mr. Golanski? a retired handyman p. 134
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83. What did Amanda think Mr. Golanski looked like? a troll p. 135
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84. Who carved the banister at Westerly house? Mr. Golanski’s father p.137
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Chapter 13
85. Where did Molly and Amanda go the next morning? Molly delivered some paintings and
Amanda went to the library p. 142
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86. Why did Amanda go to the library? She wanted to do some research on poltergeist p. 142
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87. When was Westerly House built? 1895 p. 143
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88. Who were Mabel and Harriette? They were two young girls who lived in Westerly House
before the Stanleys moved in p.144
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89. Who was Mr. Westerly? He was a government worker who traveled all over the world p. 144
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90. Who did the spirit try to take power from? Harriette p. 146
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91. Why did Amanda decide not to tell Molly about the poltergeist? Molly was scared easily p.
147
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92. Why were the children no longer allowed to play with the sprinkler? They destroyed two rose
bushes and Esther almost drowned p. 149-150
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93. When does Amanda plan to do hold the séance? tonight after Molly goes to sleep p. 150
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94. What’s a medium? a person who a spirit possesses and speaks through p. 151
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95. What did David do to stay awake while waiting for Molly to go to bed? read a book p.152
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96. Why didn’t Amanda wear her ceremonial shoes? they were too noisy p. 153
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97. What did Amanda ask the kids to concentrate on? a candle p. 155
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98. Why did she want the kids to stare at the candle? She wanted them to concentrate on
absolutely nothing p. 156
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99. Why was David skeptical about what happened at the seance? He suspected Amanda had
planned the whole thing like a kind of prank p. 163
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100.
What did Blair say about the poltergeist? He heard it talking and it said something about
Amanda p. 165
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101.
Why was Esther limping? She stepped on a rock
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102.
Who does David suspect put the rocks in the house? the poltergeist p. 167
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103.
What did Molly do on the fourth day since the rocks arrived? she called everyone to a
meeting p. 169
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104.
What did Molly begin to suspect about the rocks? She began to fear that the house was
haunted p. 169
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105.
Why did David not want Mr. Ballard to know about the rocks? He didn’t want her to tell
Molly about the poltergeist p. 170
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Chapter 16
106.
Why did the family wake up in the middle of the night? there was a loud crashing clatter
p. 173
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107.
What did Molly suspect the loud sound was? an earthquake p. 174
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108.
What does Amanda wear for a nightgown? Her father’s old shirt p. 175
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109.
What caused the loud crash? a broken flower pot p. 175
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110.
Why did Esther want to clean up the broken flowerpot? Mess all ways made Esther
nervous p. 176
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111.
Where did Esther and Janie sleep the rest of the night? with Molly p. 176
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112.
What did David find on Amanda’s nightstand? a pensi-zed flashlight p. 182
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113.
Who ended up being the poltergeist? Amanda p. 183
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114.
What emotion was in David’s eyes when he stared at Amanda at breakfast?
anger p. 185
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Who did Molly call to stay with them? Her friend Ingrid p. 185
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116.
Why did Amanda want David and the kids to go with Molly to pick up Ingrid? she
wanted to set up her next prank p.186
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117.
Why was David not worried the poltergeist would return while Molly was away? He didn’t
think Amanda was interested in scaring the kids p. 188
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118.
Where did David learn to read so well? from his mother p. 188
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119.
Why were Ingrid and Molly going to be late? her car broke down p. 189
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120.
How did Amanda react to seeing the cupid’s head? she looked like she might cry p. 194
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121.
What was the most convincing thing about Amanda’s reaction to the cupid’s head? she
seemed genuinely afraid p.196
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122.
What did Amanda confess to in the living room to David? she confessed to pretending
to be the poltergeist p. 196
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123.
Why wasn’t David very afraid? He still suspected that Amanda had something to do with
the cupid’s head p. 197
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What was the mystery of the cupid’s head? It had gone missing around the time the
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poltergeist arrived and no one had seen it until now p. 197
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125.
What was Ingrid like? She was very logical p. 199
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126.
What made David want to lie to Ingrid? She made you feel like a liar even when you
were telling the truth p. 199
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127.
Who did David suspect was responsible for the cupid’s head? he still suspected it was
Amanda p. 204
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128.
Why didn’t Molly suspect the twins? she believed they were too little p. 204
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129.
How did Amanda manage to break the flowerpot even though it was so heavy? she
rolled it p. 205
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130.
What is Amanda very good at? pretending to be asleep p. 205
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131.
Where did Amanda get all the rocks she threw around the house? down at the creek p.
205
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132.
How did Amanda manage to break the milk pitcher without anyone knowing? she
brought a rock with her to the table p. 206
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How did Amanda manage to make the rapping sound during the séance without anyone
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134.
How did Blair behave if you got impatient with him? he became more silent p. 213
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135.
Where did Blair find the cupid’s head? the window seat where Blair kept all his toys p.
213-214
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136.
Where did Blair go after he fell down the stairs? he went to bed and waited for David p.
214
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137.
Why was David disappointed? there might have never been a real poltergeist p. 215
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138.
Why did David decide to keep the story of the cupid head a secret? He didn’t want
Amanda go back to misbehaving p. 216
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139.
What changes did David see in Amanda? she spent more time with the kids and with
Molly p. 216
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140.
Who told Blair about the cupid’s head? the poltergeist p. 218
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