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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. In Chapter 57, when does the sheriff tell Gwendy that another girl has disappeared?

2. What is the largest cemetery in Castle Rock?

3. In Chapter 56, what is the name of the orderly who takes Mrs. Peterson to imaging?

4. What time is the mass that the Petersons always attend on Christmas Eve?

5. How long ago do Gwendy's parents believe she might have hidden her magic feather in a screw cabinet?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 61, how do Gwendy and her father drive her mother crazy when she gets home from the hospital?

2. When and why did Gwendy start running?

3. What do Mrs. Peterson's blood tests from December 22 seem to show?

4. In Chapter 50, what stops Gwendy from using the box?

5. Who is the third girl who disappears?

6. How does Gwendy know she will die and why does she know how she will die?

7. How does Gwendy get her magic feather?

8. What does Gwendy hear from Ryan in Chapter 33?

9. What do searchers see when they are covering the field in Chapter 39?

10. Why does Sheriff Norris come to see Gwendy in Chapter 57?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What is the setting in Gwendy’s Magic Feather? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 2

In Gwendy’s Magic Feather, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of Gwendy’s Magic Feather? Why is it not fantasy?

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