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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. Where is Leo's home described in Chapter 3?

2. What is the name of the black cat that Zach's family owns?

3. What recurring nightmare of William the Blade's does Zach describe in his answers to Poppy's "Questions" in Chapter 2?

4. Where does Zach go after school in the end of Chapter 4?

5. What is enclosed in the bag inside of the doll, according to Poppy in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the character of Leo described? How do Zach, Alice, and Poppy know Leo?

3. What game are Zach, Alice, and Poppy playing in Chapter 1? How is the game described?

4. What are the “Questions” that Poppy passes to Zach at school in Chapter 2? How does he respond?

5. How does Poppy justify going forward with the quest in Chapter 7?

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

7. Where do Zach, Alice, and Poppy get off the bus in Chapter 6? What do they do after departing the bus?

8. How do Alice and Poppy awaken Zach in Chapter 5?

9. How does Zach justify going on the quest with Alice and Poppy in Chapter 6?

10. What is Zach’s greatest conflict as he walks home from school in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Zach's father throw away Zach's action figures? How does Zach respond? What is symbolized through this action in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of magic and superstition in the novel. What are examples of symbolism and imagery used to support these themes? What do these concepts mean to Zach in the beginning of the story? What do they mean at the end of the story?

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