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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 20?
(a) "The Princess of Pacific Street."
(b) "The Witch of Washington Avenue."
(c) "In Which Luna Tells a Story."
(d) "The Sisters of the Star."

2. What is the title of Chapter 3?
(a) "In Which It Was Just a Dream."
(b) "In Which a Witch Accidentally Enmagics an Infant."
(c) "In Which Antain Gets Himself in Trouble."
(d) "The Witch of Washington Avenue."

3. To what does the narrator compare the lies between Xan and Luna to in a simile in Chapter 23?
(a) Birds.
(b) Burning paper.
(c) Canopy beds.
(d) Broken glass.

4. For what purpose does Luna create a mechanical cricket in Chapter 17?
(a) To sing lullabyes.
(b) To turn the pages of a book.
(c) To open the bedroom door.
(d) To make bread.

5. Where does Luna see Glerk sleeping when she awakens in Chapter 14?
(a) On Xan's bed.
(b) On her bed.
(c) On the couch.
(d) On the floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fyrian say happened to Luna's eyes while she was entranced in Chapter 23?

2. Who had Ethyne gone to apprentice with the year before, according to the narrator in Chapter 6?

3. What is the title of Chapter 2?

4. Who says "Hard luck" (202) to Antain after he announces his child will be the youngest on the Day of Sacrifice in Chapter 24?

5. What does Sister Ignatia demand her apprentice bring in for Antain's visit in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Xan go to the old castle in Chapter 10?

2. What is notable about the crow that Luna encounters in Chapter 23?

3. What does Antain do after he leaves the Elder-in-Training apprenticeship?

4. What is the meaning of the title of Chapter 17: "In Which There Is a Crack in the Nut"?

5. How has Luna changed when she awakens after Xan's spell in Chapter 14?

6. Who is Zosimos? What is his importance in the story?

7. From what narrative point of view is Chapter 1 related? How is this point of view established?

8. Why does Antain want to speak with the madwoman in the Tower?

9. From whose perspective is Chapter 20 related? To whom is this narrator speaking?

10. How is Xan's appearance described when she first appears in Chapter 3?

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