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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 do the children make David do on the morning of his birthday?

2. What kind of life does Jen want to lead?

3. What does Jen tell David to do with the key?

4. What is Bedd Taliesin?

5. What does Jen make as her first course when she is cooking alone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dr. Rhys not want to see Peter's key?

2. Why does Dr. Rhys say people like to understand things?

3. What happens when Peter returns the key?

4. What is the main plan for the hunt?

5. What begins to strain the relationship between Jen and Becky?

6. What trouble does Peter have during the hunt?

7. What does Jen beg Dr. Rhys to do?

8. What does Dr. Owen want when he comes to the Morgan's house?

9. How does Becky stop Jen from betraying Peter?

10. What does Becky say when she sees the priceless bowl in the museum?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places? What role did despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 2

The characters in this novel all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

What are Dr. Rhys's ideas about magic and science, and how has this affected his career?

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