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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 musical band is from Liverpool, England?

2. Why do Zach, Alice, and Poppy get off the bus before East Liverpool in Chapter 6?

3. What does Poppy's mother dream of doing with the Queen one day?

4. How much money does Zach take with him when he goes to meet Poppy and Alice in Chapter 5?

5. Why is Zach relieved when he and the girls are unable to make a fire without being seen in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What supplies does Zach gather to take on his journey in Chapter 5?

2. What superstition does Poppy describe when the children pass the graveyard in Chapter 3?

3. Where do Alice, Zach, and Poppy decide to spend the night in Chapter 7?

4. How do Zach, Alice, and Poppy set up camp in Chapter 8? What is used for protection against the elements?

5. Why does Poppy offer to take out the Queen in Chapter 4? What repercussions does she risk in doing so?

6. Why do you think Alice loses her resolve to go on the quest in Chapter 6?

7. How did Zach, Alice, and Poppy first meet, according to the flashback in Chapter 8?

8. What does Zach dream about in Chapter 8?

9. How is the character of William the Blade described in Chapter 1?

10. How is Tinshoe Jones described? What does Tinshoe tell Alice, Poppy, and Zach?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What inner conflicts does Alice face regarding the ghost of Eleanor being real? How does she cope with these conflicts? What does Zach tell Alice when he learns of her struggles?

Essay Topic 2

Where do Alice, Poppy, and Zach depart the bus on their way to East Liverpool? Why? How far are they from their destination? How do they intend to reach their destination?

Essay Topic 3

Why do Alice, Poppy, and Zach decide to go to East Liverpool in the middle of the night? What leads each character to this decision? What reservations does each character face as they depart?

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