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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Mo once tell Meggie it was good she looked like her mother?
(a) She is a living reminder of her mother.
(b) She is much more feminine with her mother's features.
(c) He is an ugly man and would make an uglier girl.
(d) His head would not look good on a girl's neck.

3. In what point of view is this novel written?
(a) Second person.
(b) Authorial voice.
(c) Third person.
(d) First person.

4. What instinct nearly overwhelms Dustfinger as Meggie runs past him in chapter 7, no longer crying but still desperate?
(a) A need to keep her from danger.
(b) A need to shut her up.
(c) A need to comfort and explain.
(d) A need to take her away from this place.

5. In chapter 6, where does Meggie see Elinor standing as she waits for Dustfinger to begin his show?
(a) Behind a shade tree across the courtyard.
(b) At her bedroom window.
(c) At the garden gate.
(d) At the front door to her house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elinor warn Dustfinger she does at exactly nine thirty every evening?

2. What is Meggie's favorite flower as she tells the reader in chapter 2?

3. What has Mo hidden about the book he has brought to Elinor for safekeeping?

4. How far does Elinor insist in chapter 4 Meggie stay from her shelves of books?

5. What does the stranger who comes to Meggie and Mo's house in chapter 1 call Mo?

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