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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 kind of necklace does Simon usually wear?

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

3. What does Penny tell Simon about the visitors from behind the veil?

4. Who saves Baz from his kidnapping?

5. Who is Baz's best friend?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 21, what does the Mage resolve to do in regards to Simon?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Write an essay discussing Rowell's decision to end Carry On with a somewhat ambiguous, and not entirely positive, note. (Simon Snow appears to have lost his magic forever, though he still does have his friends and his love interest).

Essay Topic 2

Rainbow Rowell tells the story in Carry On from many different characters' perspectives. Write an essay exploring how Rowell's perspective-switching affects the reader's experience of the story, including suspense-building and character development.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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