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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 is the Mage hesitant to accept Simon's help in Chapter 20?

2. What does Agatha have of Baz's on the ramparts in Chapter 26 that greatly upsets Simon?

3. Who is Baz's mother?

4. What does Baz tell Simon that the Pitch house symbolizes in Chapter 17?

5. Why is Ebb so sad all the time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Penelope (Penny) think of Simon when she sees him back from summer break at Watford for the first time in Chapter 4?

10. In Chapter 18, what is Davy's concern about the way that Watford is going?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Simon and Penny are deeply shaken when they realize the Insidious Humdrum looks just like Simon. Later, towards the end of the novel, they discover the physical similarities between Simon and the Humdrum are because the two are so closely connected. Write an essay analyzing the connections and relationship between Simon and the Humdrum, noting how Simon uses his knowledge of their connections to ultimately stop the Humdrum's destruction.

Essay Topic 2

In Carry On, the reader understands whose Simon Snow's parents are and how his mother, Lucy, felt about him, but neither Simon nor any of the other main characters ever discover this information. Write an essay exploring why Rowell might have chosen to make the intriguing and somewhat unusual choice to reveal this important information to the reader but to keep it from the characters.

Essay Topic 3

There are several instances in the book in which pivotal characters choose to sacrifice their lives or their own well-being to save others. Write an essay exploring some examples of this kind of behavior and compare and contrast them to each other.

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