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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 is the messenger that returns carrying the missing ingredient Getafix needs?

2. What does the cart seller do to the volunteer?

3. In what does Getafix make the potion?

4. What are Asterix and Getafix doing that infuriates Crismus when he goes to talk to them?

5. What does Asterix do that Getafix considers madness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the cloak in the tent signify?

2. How is Crismus over-confident?

3. How does Crismus Bonus respond when he hears about Asterix's arrival?

4. Why are strawberries important to Getaflix?

5. How is Crismus careless and what does this cost him?

6. What happens to the foolish cart seller?

7. How are future adventures foreshadowed by the end of the novel?

8. How does Asterix use his cunning to rescue Getafix?

9. Why does Crismus Bonus cry?

10. What is funny about Asterix's behavior when the torturer arrives and what does it signify?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Asterix the Gaul is a classic graphic novel. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Asterix the Gaul. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 3

Create your own brand of fan fiction involving the Gaul village. What scenario would you develop to show the characters' strengths and weaknesses? Who would the other characters be? Would your graphic novel be one story or a series of vignettes? Explain.


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