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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 is Artemis hoping the web site that he kept running twenty-four hours a day would show him?

2. How many months have Butler and Artemis been on stake out at the Ritual sites?

3. Why is Holly upset at the beginning of Chapter 3 when the reader first meets her?

4. Where are the Butler children sent at the age of 10?

5. What is bothering Holly about the vessel she will travel in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the opening of the fairy Book reveal?

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

3. Explain Holly's journey to the surface in detail.

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

5. What shocks Holly about Artemis and Butler?

6. How does magic play an essential role in Chapter 4: The Abduction?

7. Specifically, how do Butler and Artemis find Holly?

8. What kind of a character is Angeline Fowl?

9. How does Artemis use technology?

10. What is the Ritual?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Eoin Colfer mostly eliminate the characters of Artemis's parents? How does this drive the plot?

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

What are the strengths and weakness of the relationship between Artemis and Butler? How do the strengths add to the criminal lifestyle that they lead? How do the weaknesses of the relationship detract from what they are trying to accomplish?

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