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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. In Chapter 9, how does the castle accommodate new people?

2. In Chapter 10, what does the caravan that arrives at the school have on its sign?

3. In Chapter 11, which student does not perform the spell Mrs. Weatherberry asks of the students during their first lesson?

4. In Chapter 16, what does Madame Weatherberry make Brystal promise?

5. What surrounds Madame Weatherberry's academy as protection?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what does Brystal tell Lucy about Xanthous's Muter Medal?

2. In Chapter 11, what amazes Madame Weatherberry about Brystal's light on her map?

3. In Chapter 13, why does Lucy run away from the magic academy?

4. In Chapter 10, why is Lucy upset about her own magical abilities?

5. In Chapter 13, what happens to Brystal and Lucy in the woods?

6. In Chapter 15, what does Lucy suggest instead of reading children's stories at night?

7. In Chapter 11, what does Madame Weatherberry give Brystal to help direct and hone her magic?

8. In Chapter 11, why does Emerelda give the wounded unicorn diamond shoes?

9. In Chapter 11, what does Emerelda correctly answer when Madame Weatherberry asks what the difference between a wound and a scar is?

10. In Chapter 9, what protects Madame Weatherberry's school from the dangerous forest around it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the High Justices, people like the Edgars, and the leaders of the four kingdoms all deliberately benefit from society's fear of magical creatures, and of differences in general? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Brystal Evergreen's mother help secure Brystal's escape from the Bootstrap Correctional Facility? What regrets do you think Mrs. Evergreen has about her own life and her children's lives? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Colfer reveal Brystal's incredible capacity for compassion and kindess throughout the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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