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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 Root want from Holly as he calls her into his office in Chapter 3?

2. What is the name that fairies gave to humans?

3. Who does Nguyen pretend to be?

4. As Artemis prepares to leave his mother's room in Chapter 2, how does she treat him?

5. Why is Angeline Fowl bedridden?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Holly's lack of magic hurt her mission?

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

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

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

5. What other side of Artemis is revealed in Chapter 4?

6. Why is there a need to go to the surface because a troll is there?

7. What objects are used to indicate that this is a modern/futuristic novel?

8. How is the book set up as a fantasy in the first chapter?

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

10. Why is Holly trying to prove herself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

From the onset of the tale to the end, show how magic is a major theme of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

How is Mulch's character dynamic? How does the dynamic of his character add to the suspense and comedy of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

From the beginning of the novel to the end, trace the knowledge that the reader is given concerning the ways of the fairies. Does Colfer portray fairies as other writers have done? How does Colfer's depiction differ from other stories the reader knows? How are they similar?

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