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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 Baz toss on the pool table in the vampire bar that startles all the vampires?
2. Where does Simon go in the end of Chapter 66 with Agatha and Penny?
3. Where is Penny's boyfriend from?
4. What spell does Simon cast to distract the dragon?
5. According to Penny's father, when did the Humdrum become more powerful?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Baz tell Simon not to kill the dragon but only to try to subdue it?
2. Why is nursery rhyme language so powerful in spells, as outlined in Chapter 44?
3. What is Simon's first impression when he walks into the den of vampires with Baz in Chapter 60?
4. In Chapter 67, why did Simon leave Penny and Agatha on the way back to London to go back to Baz's house?
5. What does Agatha's father, Dr. Wellbelove, specialize in?
6. In Chapter 48, what do Simon and Baz do together that seems to represent a turning point in their relationship?
7. What does Simon do for the first time with Baz in Chapter 44 that astounds both of them, as well as everyone else at Watford?
8. What does Simon do in Chapter 61 to stop Baz from killing himself that shocks both of them?
9. How does Baz get turned into a vampire?
10. What does Penny's father, Professor Bunce, study?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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
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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