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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 Brystal implore Brooks to use as evidence to help her case?

2. In Chapter 4, what happens when Brystal reads the incantation for testing whether one is a fairy?

3. In the Prologue, which girl can control water?

4. In Chapter 7, where does Madame Weatherberry say she has to take Brystal when they leave the institution?

5. In Chapter 6, who hits Brystal very hard?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Brooks do to Barrie at breakfast?

2. In Chapter 3, what does Brystal tell her family to cover for the fact that she has gotten a new job?

3. In Chapter 8, what does Xanthous think about his own abilities when Madame Weatherberry first approaches him?

4. In Chapter 6, how does Brystal react to the banner of rules for girls that hangs in the room at Bootstrap?

5. In the Prologue, what does Madame Weatherberry tell King Champion about the difference between witchcraft and magic?

6. In Chapter 2, what job does Brystal apply for and why does she apply for it?

7. In Chapter 5, what does Brooks say is the only thing that may be able to help Brystal now?

8. In Chapter 1, what is Brystal helping her brother Barrie with?

9. In the Prologue, what are the terms and conditions King Champion sets for Madame Weatherberry's request?

10. In Chapter 5, why does the justice that hears Brystal's case want to see the worst thing happen to her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Madame Weatherberry is successful in convincing King Champion to allow her to recruit students for her magical school from his kingdom, but she is not successful in doing the same with the leaders of the other three kingdoms? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the similarities and differences between Emerelda's papa's actions and the actions of Brystal's mother, Mrs. Evergreen, regarding their children's futures. Cite specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What does the Bootstrap Correctional Facility, and the couple who run it, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar, symbolize about the society Brystal lives in? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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