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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What spell did Simon cast on Agatha during sixth year that left her covered in fur?
(a) Blanket warmer.
(b) Mink coat.
(c) Fuzzy badger.
(d) Hair of the dog.

2. Why does Penny want to avoid her own room and her roommate?
(a) Because her roommate is always making out with her girlfriend in their room.
(b) Because her roommate casts dangerous spells.
(c) Because her roommate is trying to kill her.
(d) Because her roommate eats food that makes Penny sick.

3. What does Baz tell Simon that the Pitch house symbolizes in Chapter 17?
(a) Soil.
(b) Air.
(c) Water.
(d) Fire.

4. What kind of necklace does Simon usually wear?
(a) A four-leaf clover.
(b) A wooden beaded necklace.
(c) A necklace spelling his name.
(d) A cross.

5. What does the Humdrum create that is dangerous for magicians?
(a) Poison that will kill magicians.
(b) Spells that will paralyze magicians.
(c) Dead spots where no magic can exist.
(d) Animals that will eat magicians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of spell did Fiona once cast on Simon?

2. What does Penny have in Chapter 35 that is against the rules at Watford?

3. What is the name of the dormitory Simon lives in at Watford?

4. Where does Baz go to hunt regularly?

5. Who kidnapped Baz?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Penny hate to talk to Simon about Baz?

2. What is the creature that Simon, Penny, and much of the magical world are so afraid of in the first few chapters of the book, and why?

3. What is Simon's attitude towards his roommate, Tyrannus Basilton (Baz) Pitch?

4. How do things go for Simon when he sees Agatha for the first time since summer break in Chapter 12?

5. Who appears to Simon in Chapter 27, and what does the apparition tell Simon about Baz?

6. What does Baz's Aunt Fiona want Baz to break into the Mage's office for?

7. How does Simon Snow feel about Watford?

8. Why does Baz's Aunt Fiona not want him to return to Watford right away after she rescues him?

9. In Chapter 26, what terrible spell does Simon remember Baz casting that affected Philippa instead of Simon?

10. What physical object does Simon most often, and instinctively, reach for when he is about to perform magic?

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