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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. Why is the grandmother gnome surprised when Ella and Char return the baby?

2. What is one reason Areida is unpopular?

3. What happens when Ella gives Hattie the fairy tale book to look at?

4. Why does Ella say she is friends with Areida?

5. What kind of creature is Apple?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Sir Peter want to send Ella with Hattie and Olive? Why?

2. What difficulties does Ella encounter in her sewing lesson?

3. What begins to pursue the coach on the journey to the girls' finishing school? How do they escape?

4. What do Hattie and Olive ask Ella for when they realize that she does whatever they ask of her?

5. What is Ella's reply when Hattie asks her why she is friends with Areida? What does Hattie do in response?

6. What does Mandy confess in Chapter 4? Why did Mandy keep her identity a secret?

7. What does Ella discover about her book of fairy tales while she is on the journey to her finishing school?

8. How does Ella say she was able to get the baby gnome to follow her? What does the grandmother gnome prophesize about Ella's future?

9. Why is Areida unpopular at school? How does Ella also become an outcast?

10. Why does Ella have tiny feet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the antagonists of the novel. What is an antagonist? Who are the antagonists of the novel "Ella Enchanted"? How do they hurt or hinder Ella? Why do they do this?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author of the novel "Ella Enchanted", Gail Carson Levine. What are some of her other works? What are some parallels between "Ella Enchanted" and her other work? Has she been recognized for her work?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of love and romance in the novel "Ella Enchanted". Describe the love story between Ella and Price Char. How do they meet? What are some romantic moments shared between them? What conflicts do they face in their relationship? Do they have their happy ending?

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