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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 saved Mulch from the second goblin attack?

2. What/whom is sitting on the couch next to Angeline?

3. Why doesn't Butler run from the lower hall after the blast?

4. Why don't fairies go out in daytime?

5. How does Holly stop the troll from hurting Juliet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship between Foaly and Root?

2. Describe in detail the complete fight between Butler and the troll.

3. How does Butler show fear for the first time in the novel?

4. How is Holly planning to escape?

5. What does Mulch do once inside Fowl Manor?

6. What is the first meeting like between Artemis and Holly?

7. Comments are made throughout Chapter 5 about the atrocities of humans. What comments are made?

8. How has Angeline's mental health diminished since the beginning of the novel to the next time that we meet her with Artemis?

9. What is the first meeting of Holly and Juliet like?

10. How does Root plan on using Mulch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Holly the central character of the story and if so, why does Eoin Colfer choose the central character to be a female?

Essay Topic 2

From the beginning of the novel to the end, trace the relationship between Artemis and Angeline. How is their relationship similar to that of a healthy mother/son relationship? How does it contrast?

Essay Topic 3

How it the concept of friendship shown as a theme throughout the novel and how does it affect the character's choices?

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