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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. What does the Mage tell Simon he has do to in Chapter 7 that upsets him so much he passes out?
3. How does Simon's magic work that is different from everyone else he knows?
4. Who is Simon's girlfriend?
5. Why is Lucy proud of Davy?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is a "visiting" and when does a visiting occur?
2. Why does Agatha walk the ramparts hoping Baz will come back in Chapter 24?
3. What does Penelope (Penny) think of Simon when she sees him back from summer break at Watford for the first time in Chapter 4?
4. In Chapter 26, what terrible spell does Simon remember Baz casting that affected Philippa instead of Simon?
5. What happens when the Mage tells Simon he must leave Watford in Chapter 7?
6. How do things go for Simon when he sees Agatha for the first time since summer break in Chapter 12?
7. What is every eighth-year student at Watford tasked with doing by the end of the year in order to graduate?
8. What does Baz's Aunt Fiona want Baz to break into the Mage's office for?
9. Why does Baz use a dramatic spell to enter the dining hall in Chapter 29?
10. Why did Baz not return to Watford on time after summer break?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Write an essay exploring the significance of Simon's and Baz's truce to the plot of the novel. What does the agreement to the truce pave the way for during the rest of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay exploring Simon's relationship with the Mage. Why is Simon so loyal to the Mage, and how does he feel about having accidentally brought about the Mage's death at the novel's end?
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