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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 swarms around the grounds of Madame Weatherberry's school?

2. In Chapter 9, what do Byrstal and the other students eat for dessert their first night at the castle?

3. In Chapter 14, who tells Brystal Madame Weatherberry wants to see her?

4. In Chapter 15, what does Lucy suggest the students do when Madame Weatherberry is away?

5. In Chapter 15, what conclusion does Brystal come to about where Madame Weatherberry has been when she leaves the school?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, why is Emerelda resentful about going with Madame Weatherberry?

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

3. In Chapter 15, what is Xanthous's deepest secret and how do the others react to it?

4. In Chapter 10, what does Brystal learn about Lucy from eavesdropping on the conversation in Madame Weatherberry's office?

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

6. In Chapter 16, what does Brystal do when Madame Weatherberry comes back to the academy in very bad shape?

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

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

9. In Chapter 10, why do Lucy Goose's parents bring her to the academy of magic?

10. In Chapter 14, what does Madame Weatherberry tell Brystal about Horence's life story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of Lucy Goose and the other students at Madame Weatherberry's academy discovering that Lucy is not really a witch, as they all understand that definition? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Many characters in the novel experience difficulties with their parental relationships. Choose two or three characters and write an essay comparing and contrasting their difficulties with their parent or parents, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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