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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. Why is Lucy proud of Davy?
(a) He helped Lucy and many other women get better magical jobs.
(b) He cast the spell that helped the most people.
(c) He found a way to give magic to normals.
(d) He opened the doors of Watford to every child with magic.

2. What does Penny have in Chapter 35 that is against the rules at Watford?
(a) Banned books.
(b) A mobile phone.
(c) A pet.
(d) Makeup.

3. What does Baz's mother give to Simon to give to Baz in Chapter 27?
(a) A ring.
(b) A kiss.
(c) A stone.
(d) A spell.

4. Why is the Mage hesitant to accept Simon's help in Chapter 20?
(a) Because Simon gets too sad when he does magic.
(b) Because the Mage always only works alone.
(c) Because Simon can not control his powers enough and he is too unpredictable.
(d) Because the coven will not allow Simon to help the Mage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens once every 20 years in the magical world, according to Penny?

2. Why does Penny surmise that Agatha might be interested in Baz in Chapter 28?

3. What does Agatha look like?

4. Who appears to Simon in Chapter 27 to speak to him about Baz?

5. How is Simon informally known in the magical world?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when the Mage tells Simon he must leave Watford in Chapter 7?

4. Why is it not possible for roommates at Watford to hurt each other inside their rooms?

5. Why does Agatha walk the ramparts hoping Baz will come back in Chapter 24?

6. In Chapter 21, what does the Mage resolve to do in regards to Simon?

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

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

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

10. What is every eighth-year student at Watford tasked with doing by the end of the year in order to graduate?

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