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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. How does Simon's magic work that is different from everyone else he knows?

2. Who kidnapped Baz?

3. Why does Agatha have reservations about staying with Simon?

4. What does Penny want to do for Simon more than anything in Chapter 4?

5. Why does the Mage tell Simon Baz may not have come back to school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Simon Snow feel about Watford?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing the basis of the conflict between the Mage and the so-called "old families" like the Pitches. What is their fundamental disagreement about the world of magic?

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

Why is it so difficult for Baz to admit to anyone that he is a vampire, and what changes in his and Simon's relationship when he finally does? Write an essay explaining your answer.

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