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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. Whose voice does Jack recall hearing in his delirium while he was injured?

2. What does Linda tell Jack that the branch of the family began using as their emblem rather than the Red or White Rose?

3. According to Linda, who is the premier wizard with the White Rose?

4. Whom does Linda interrogate Jack about after his return from the amusement park?

5. What are released in the great hall that contain birds, stones, and butterflies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Raven's Ghyll? Why has Hastings decided to take Jack there through the back way?

2. What threat does Hastings make against Jack's mother to demonstrate what might happen if he refuses to play in the Games?

3. What do Jack and Ellen learn will happen to a player who forfeits during the Games? What is said about the use of magic by sponsors, spectators, or wagerers?

4. Who is the Red Rose warrior? Why does Jack tell Hastings he will not be able to kill this warrior?

5. What does Hastings tell Jack will happen if the Rules of Engagement are ever broken? What does this have to do with the origin of the Weir stones?

6. What charm does Dr. Longbranch cast on Jack? How does he escape it?

7. Why is Jack called out of class in Chapter 11? What does Jack believe is happening?

8. At the amusement park, Ellen pretends to throw a slushy on Jack, but misses and hits the water. What happens next? Why did Ellen do this?

9. For what trip is Jack packing at the end of Chapter 11? What does he pack?

10. What habit have Hastings and Becka gotten into since Jack's recovery? How does Jack feel about Becka's continuing presence?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Jack Swift? What was he born without that his aunt arranged for him to have inserted? What kind of stone did Linda think Dr. Longbranch had given Jack? What kind of stone did Dr. Longbranch really give to Jack? Why did Dr. Longbranch give Jack the wrong stone? What does Dr. Longbranch expect to happen when Jack grows up? What title does Dr. Longbranch have with the White Rose? Why does Linda believe this means Dr. Longbranch wants Jack for the White Rose? How does Linda convince Dr. Longbranch to allow Jack's parents to raise him? How does Dr. Longbranch suppress Jack's powers as he grows?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following relationships in detail:

1) Hastings and Becka

2) Linda and Becka

3) Longbranch and Jack

4) Jack and Hastings.

Essay Topic 3

How does Jack discover that someone has tried to poison him? Why would someone want to kill Jack? Why do two wizards come to Jack's school the following day and try to take him off campus? Who does Jack ask for help? How does Jack delay leaving the school with these men? Who arrives and begs them to take her instead of Jack? Who finally manages to stop the two men attempting to kidnap Jack? How does he do this?

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