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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Penny ask Agatha to drive her on Christmas Eve?
(a) To Watford.
(b) To Simon's house.
(c) To Bath.
(d) To Baz's house.

2. What spell does Baz cast to undo his earlier spell in the forest in Chapter 61?
(a) Make a wish.
(b) Right as rain.
(c) Ladybug Ladybug.
(d) Out damn spot.

3. Why does Baz tell Simon not to hurt the creature attacking Watford in Chapter 44?
(a) Because he will be cursed for life if he kills it.
(b) Because it is not a dark creature.
(c) Because its blood will poison them.
(d) Because the Mage will be angry.

4. Why did Baz's father decline to pay the ransom for him?
(a) He wanted to come find Simon himself.
(b) Pitches do not negotiate for hostages.
(c) He did not have the money.
(d) He wanted to kill all the numpties first.

5. What spell does Baz cast over the moat when the drawbridge is up?
(a) Make it Ice!
(b) Walking on the water.
(c) Water to walking.
(d) Float like a butterfly.

6. In Chapter 49, what does Agatha tell Simon that really upsets him?
(a) He can not come home with her for Christmas this year.
(b) She never wants to see him again.
(c) Her father has told her she has to marry Simon.
(d) Her mother has forbid Simon from ever coming to their house again.

7. How does Baz's magic feel to Simon?
(a) It burns.
(b) It leaves a sweet taste in Simon's mouth.
(c) It is soothing.
(d) It feels like ice in his veins.

8. What does Simon ask Baz to admit to him in Chapter 48?
(a) That Simon is a more powerful magician.
(b) That he is a vampire.
(c) That he likes the dark arts.
(d) That Fiona tried to kill him.

9. What is grabbing at Lucy in Chapter 41?
(a) Her conscience.
(b) Simon.
(c) The veil.
(d) A dragon.

10. What spell does Baz use to clear traffic out of his way in Chapter 60?
(a) Make way.
(b) Hotel California.
(c) Highway to nowhere.
(d) Clear the decks!

11. What is Baz's verse to defeat the creature attacking Watford in Chapter 44 based on?
(a) A princess.
(b) A frog.
(c) A hermit crab.
(d) A ladybug.

12. What does Penny's father lie to her about in Chapter 59?
(a) Knowing about the Watford Tragedy.
(b) How he met Penny's mother.
(c) Whether Penny really has talent or not.
(d) Knowing who Nicodemus is.

13. In Chapter 51, why does Baz find the idea of marrying Agatha appealing?
(a) They would marry their family fortunes and become very wealthy.
(b) It would mean he could do the work he has always wanted to do.
(c) His father would love it.
(d) He really likes Agatha.

14. What cleanliness spell does Simon think Ebb might cast on herself in Chapter 52?
(a) Brillo pad.
(b) Clean as a whistle.
(c) Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean!
(d) Tidy all.

15. According to Penny's father, when did the Humdrum become more powerful?
(a) 2008.
(b) 2004.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1998.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Baz's mother do for his father when she proposed to him?

2. What do Baz and Simon eat together in Chapter 62?

3. Who cast healing spells on Baz after he was bitten by the vampire?

4. What does Baz do in the woods that alarms Simon in Chapter 60?

5. Agatha's housekeeper tells her that Lucy Sailsbury went away to which of the following places after finishing at Watford?

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