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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. Where does Scarlett wake in Chapter 6?

2. What color wax lights the path for those who wish to play the game in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 15, what color mouse does Nigel have tattooed on the underside of his arm?

4. In Chapter 12, what number is etched on the key that is in the envelope Scarlett opens?

5. What color is Tella's hair?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Julian tell Scarlett she will have to win the game if she wants to find her sister?

2. What is Nigel, the fortune teller, and his tent like?

3. In Chapter 7, what do Scarlett and Julian see when the forest ends?

4. What does Nigel tell Scarlett about winning the game and finding her sister?

5. In Chapter 7, what does Scarlett's dress from Legend look like before and after she puts it on?

6. What does Scarlett notice when she and Julian cross the wrought-iron gate in Chapter 9?

7. What does the Castillo Maldito look like?

8. When Scarlett finds a picture card of a castle in Tella's room, why does she saw it did not belong to Tella?

9. What does Scarlett know about the man she is to marry?

10. What does Scarlett see in Tella room in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does Garber use cliffhangers in Caraval? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

Dialogue tags help identify who is speaking in a written conversation. What would happen if dialogue tags were never used to identify who is speaking in a written conversation? What are some common dialogue tags used to identify speakers in a written conversation? What descriptive dialogue tags has the author used, especially in Chapter 1? How do those dialogue tags help readers imagine scenes? How do they add another layer of description?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Caraval? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

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