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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 is Baz's verse to defeat the creature attacking Watford in Chapter 44 based on?

2. What does Simon ask Baz to call him in Chapter 60?

3. What spell does Baz use to clear traffic out of his way in Chapter 60?

4. What is Baz's stepmother's name?

5. What spell does Baz cast to seal his truce with Simon?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 67, why did Simon leave Penny and Agatha on the way back to London to go back to Baz's house?

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

3. How does Agatha react when Penny brings her to Baz's house in Chapter 65?

4. How does Simon know that he can really trust Baz as they work together to find Natasha's killer?

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

6. What interesting information does Simon learn from Ebb in Chapter 52 that he has to tell Baz immediately?

7. In Chapter 65, why does Baz tell Penny and Simon he did not want to tell them he was kidnapped?

8. Why does Nicodemus refuse to tell Simon and Baz who Natasha Grimm-Pitch's killer is, even when threatened with death?

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

10. What is Simon's first impression when he walks into the den of vampires with Baz in Chapter 60?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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