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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. Who does Nguyen pretend to be?

2. What trouble is Artemis having with the Book?

3. What is Butler carrying on his person?

4. What is the most magical country in the world according to the text?

5. Why isn't Artemis afraid of the sprite?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Holly trying to prove herself?

2. What is Artemis's true motivation for his quest?

3. How it the theme of magic introduced in Chapter 2?

4. How does Artemis's age conflict with his task?

5. What is Foaly's role in the agency?

6. What kind of a character is Angeline Fowl?

7. What characteristics does the author give to Artemis in the first chapter?

8. Why does Holly lie to Root about her magic being low?

9. Why are Root's expectations of Holly so high?

10. What is the Fowl family history?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Artemis's need for gold affect every decision that he makes? How does his family history cause his need for the gold? Is his quest successful? Does Artemis need the quest to be successful in order to heal his family?

Essay Topic 2

How is it possible for the reader to empathize with such an evil character as Artemis? Why does Colfer want the reader to empathize with Artemis? How does this empathy draw the reader into the story?

Essay Topic 3

How are the minor character fairies of the story comical? State specific incidents in which they are funny. How does the comedy add to the depth of the tale?

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