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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 Penny bring a plate of to Simon and Baz at Baz's house?

2. What creature attacks Watford in Chapter 44?

3. Where is Penny's boyfriend from?

4. Where does Penny ask Agatha to drive her on Christmas Eve?

5. Which of the following does Baz not like doing in front of people?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 44, what kind of spell does Simon attempt to stop the dragon that backfires?

2. In Chapter 48, what do Simon and Baz do together that seems to represent a turning point in their relationship?

3. In Chapter 44, who do Baz and Simon assume is responsible for the attack on Watford that killed Natasha Grimm-Pitch?

4. What does Penny know her father is lying to her about in Chapter 59?

5. In Chapter 62, what does Simon do to help Baz hunting?

6. How does Baz get turned into a vampire?

7. What does Simon tell Baz when Baz asks how it is possible for him not to know whether or not he is gay?

8. Why is nursery rhyme language so powerful in spells, as outlined in Chapter 44?

9. Why does Baz tell Simon not to kill the dragon but only to try to subdue it?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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