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

2. What does Agatha look like?

3. Which of the following do Simon and Baz have in common?

4. What animal does the Mage sometimes use to send messages?

5. What is the name of the dormitory Simon lives in at Watford?

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

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

4. Who tries to attack Simon on his way from the train station to Watford in Chapter 3, and why does that creature do it?

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

6. How does Simon Snow feel about Watford?

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

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

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

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

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 2

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 3

At the end of the novel, Agatha decides to leave the world of magic behind, against her parents' wishes and hopes. Write an essay exploring Agatha's choice and what it means in the context of the pressures and expectations young people often feel from external sources.

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