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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Granny encounters hunters, what do they turn out to be?
(a) Dwarves.
(b) Witches.
(c) Magicians.
(d) Mechanics.

2. After Esk tries to move the staff, reality rebounds like a sloshing pond. In what does reality cause more changes and tiny whirlpools?
(a) The fabric of existence.
(b) A river.
(c) The time portal.
(d) A wizard panel.

3. What does the creature who assumes Simon's form want from Esk?
(a) Her body.
(b) Her prism.
(c) Her loyalty.
(d) A pyramid.

4. What did Simon call up that the staff saved Esk from?
(a) Magic.
(b) Things.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) Death.

5. What is the area inhabited by disreputable people who dabble in soft magic that Granny stays at?
(a) Pine Hill.
(b) The Shades.
(c) Underground Lair.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

6. What are the nasty creatures that threaten to kill Gander's traveling caravan?
(a) Gnolls.
(b) Trolls.
(c) Dwarves.
(d) Hunters.

7. What is the self-assembled creature that Esk sees when she falls down in her magical state on the cold sand and sees Simon sitting in a circle?
(a) Chicken, warthog, moth, wolf, and unicorn.
(b) Wild dog.
(c) Fierce bear.
(d) Medusa.

8. What does Esk find that turns out to be a less expensive and wider-ranging means of transportation than river barges?
(a) Caravans.
(b) Broomsticks.
(c) Ships.
(d) Planes.

9. Which two of the following are one and the same?
(a) Wizardry, high magic.
(b) Giants, killers.
(c) Sorcerers, wizards.
(d) Dwarves, women.

10. Who cannot remember the library ever being cleaned but allows Esk to do it?
(a) Whitlow.
(b) Simon.
(c) Granny.
(d) Archbishop.

11. What is a manual for invoking the spirits of the dead?
(a) Demigod.
(b) Esk.
(c) Book of the Yellowing Pages.
(d) Necrotelicomnicon.

12. What kind of book is Esk unsuccessful in finding in the library?
(a) One with big words.
(b) Antique scrolls.
(c) One with magic spells.
(d) One with happy rabbits and kittens on the cover.

13. What is a beacon to Shadow creatures who hate those who are alive?
(a) Magic.
(b) Things.
(c) Potions.
(d) Death.

14. What does Esk realize that the bodies of the creatures attacking her are held together by?
(a) Nails.
(b) Metal rods.
(c) Wishful thinking.
(d) Spider webs.

15. When Simon gets excited, what becomes worse?
(a) His moods.
(b) His reading.
(c) His stutter.
(d) His wizard skills.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Simon appears in the library, what does he warn Esk about books?

2. When Esk quotes Granny on warlocks and wizards, what is she pleasantly surprised to learn?

3. Since her first Borrowing experience, what kind of dream has Esk gotten used to?

4. While Esk is in the bustling square of the town, she pulls on the hem of a man's clothing. What is the man counting?

5. What creature picks up Esk in her dream in its talons, carrying her and dropping her as it screeches?

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