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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 Madame Weatherberry tell King Champion she and the two girls with her are?

2. In Chapter 8, what is the other Southern Kingdom student's magical power?

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

4. In Chapter 5, what does the Prosecution Deputy recommend as the sentence for Brystal?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, what does Brystal find in the library that she knows is dangerous for her to explore?

3. In Chapter 7, what does Brystal's mother do for her that Brystal is grateful for?

4. In Chapter 6, why do the Edgars take Pip to the dunker?

5. In Chapter 7, what does Madame Weatherberry tell Brystal the lights on her map represent?

6. In the Prologue, what does Madame Weatherberry propose to King Champion upon her visit to his castle?

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

8. In the Prologue, what convinces King Champion that the practice of magic is not a choice?

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

10. In Chapter 5, who is Brystal shocked to see brought to her jail cell and why is that person there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Brystal agrees to keep Madame Weatherberry's secret that she is really the Snow Queen at the end of the novel - even from her closest friends? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the meanings behind the four categories of magic - improvement, rehabilitation, manifestation, and imagination - citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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