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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 Miss Possibelf teach?

2. The second time a woman appears to Simon in Chapter 27, what does she say?

3. Who is Simon's girlfriend?

4. What spell does Simon almost accidentally cast on Agatha in Chapter 26?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

Write an essay exploring Rowell's use of powerful, smart, and compassionate female characters at different ages and stages of life in Carry On.

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