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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 gold does Artemis admit to knowing about to Holly?

2. Why is Butler afraid of the creature sent in by Cudgeon?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 5, what is the alert that Foaly calls to Root's attention?

4. How does Mulch get past the cameras that Artemis has set up?

5. What does Artemis do to the Japanese whaler?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kind of a character is Mulch Diggums?

3. How and why does Holly save the Mud People?

4. What does Mulch do once inside Fowl Manor?

5. How does Root plan on using Mulch?

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

7. Describe the battle between Butler and the fairies.

8. What is the nature of Root's character?

9. What is the encounter like between Root and Artemis in Fowl Manor?

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

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

In what ways does technology play a role in the plot of the novel? What would the story be like without the technology? Is the technology consistent with the period that the novel is stated to be set in?

Essay Topic 3

How does Butler show courage in regard to his relationship with his sister? How does he show love in the guise of fear? How do these emotions add to the dynamic of his character? Does Colfer succeed in creating a character that moves the reader?

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