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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. Why does Simon think he must have been born to normals rather than magicians?

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

3. Why is Simon so agitated that Baz has not yet returned to school at Watford?

4. Who is Simon's girlfriend?

5. What does Simon see in the Mage's office when he catches Baz there that makes him soften towards Baz?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kind of a relationship does Simon have with Ebb Petty?

3. What does Simon Snow like to think about his biological parents?

4. Why did Baz not return to Watford on time after summer break?

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

6. What is a "visiting" and when does a visiting occur?

7. How does Simon Snow feel about Watford?

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

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

10. Why is Simon nervous and apprehensive about seeing Agatha, his girlfriend, for the first time coming back to Watford in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

So-called "compulsion" spells - those that force people to tell the truth, or to do something against their will - are restricted and advanced. When Simon accidentally casts on on Agatha, he immediately revokes it, but the damage has been done to their relationship (140). Write an essay analyzing what message Rowell is trying to send to the reader within this scene.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Rowell's use of powerful, smart, and compassionate female characters at different ages and stages of life in Carry On.

Essay Topic 3

Many relationships change and evolve during this novel, but none more dramatically than that between Simon Snow and Baz Pitch. Write an essay analyzing the evolution of Simon's and Baz's relationship.

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