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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. What does Fabrizio find when he gets to Mangus' chambers?

2. What does Teresina do when someone knocks on her door?

3. What does the King order?

4. Who calls from the cabinet door?

5. When does the ghost appear?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Fabrizio do in the confusion over the death of Addetto?

2. What does Teresina give Fabrizio when she visits him in his cell?

3. Whom does Fabrizio see in the niche? What is he doing?

4. Why does Mangus call for the King right after the ghost disappears? What do they discuss?

5. Why does the candle not help Fabrizio? What does he do?

6. What does the Queen say about her son?

7. How does Fabrizio come to learn of a secret door in Teresina's rooms? Whom does he almost encounter?

8. Who comes to Fabrizio in his cell and what happens?

9. What does the Queen admit to Mangus?

10. Who comes to the Chapel when Mangus is about to question the Princess?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following:

1) Define irony in literary terms. Discuss the irony of the situation of the King asking Mangus for help using the very same powers for which Mangus was condemned. What other situations contain irony in Midnight Magic?

2) Define symbolism in literary terms. Discuss the use and meaning of five symbols you choose to analyze from Midnight Magic. What do they symbolize? Is the symbolism obvious? Effective? Does the symbolism contribute to the enjoyment of reading?

3) Discuss five literary devices that occur in Midnight Magic and how they are used. Are they effective? Do they add or detract from the reading of the book? Why or why not. Some possible techniques: Allusion, connotation, denouement, dialogue, flashback, figurative language, motif, metaphor, narrator, point of view, simile, mood, and puns.

Essay Topic 2

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1) Fully explain why you think Midnight Magic is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2) How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3) Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4) Have you ever read a book for which you do not understand the relevance of the title after reading it? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 3

Teresina admits that she is to marry Count Scarazoni in two days because her father has consulted the stars and that is the best date in the immediate future. Write an essay answering the following questions:

1) Do you believe astrology is a valid way to plan one's day/life?

2) How often do you read your daily astrological prediction? Would you alter your plans based upon the daily chart? Why or why not?

3) If astrology were proven to be true and accurate, do you believe you could change your fate as predicted by the stars? How would you do so?

4) If science proved astrology to absolutely false, would you still read your daily advice from the astrology column in the newspaper? Why or why not? If you do not read the astrology column, why not?

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