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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Meggie suggest Dustfinger must have gone in chapter 8?
(a) To get help from some friends.
(b) To warn Capricorn of what has happened.
(c) To follow Mo and his kidnappers.
(d) To get the police.

2. Why does Elinor begin telling stories about castles and knights in chapter 13?
(a) To keep herself from falling asleep.
(b) To keep Dustfinger from talking so much.
(c) To keep the silence at bay during the long drive to Capricorn's village.
(d) To keep Meggie from crying.

3. What one room in her house does Elinor not keep books?
(a) The living room.
(b) The attic.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) The kitchen.

4. Who is Long John Silver?
(a) The evil pirate from Treasure Island.
(b) A friend of Capricorn's.
(c) Capricorn's cousin.
(d) Mo's favorite literary character.

5. In chapter 10, Meggie blames all the bad things that have happened in the past three days on what?
(a) Elinor's collection.
(b) Dustfinger.
(c) Mo's book.
(d) Mo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mo tell Capricorn at the end of chapter 18 that forces him to agree to let Mo go back to his cell?

2. What does the author compare Dustfinger to in chapter 7?

3. What does Capricorn initially want Mo to read out of books for him?

4. What keeps Meggie from chasing after Mo and Capricorn's men initially in chapter 6?

5. In chapter 6, where does Meggie see Elinor standing as she waits for Dustfinger to begin his show?

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