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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Basta and Flatnose debating as they come up the hill toward Mo and company's hiding place in chapter 21?
(a) Capricorn's recent decisions.
(b) Comparing this world to the one in Inkheart.
(c) How to treat dogs.
(d) Whether this search is a wild goose chase.

2. Why did Mo once promise Meggie burglars would never break into their house?
(a) There was nothing to steal.
(b) They live too far out in the country.
(c) They could not break the locks.
(d) They could not beat the alarm system.

3. What alerts Meggie to trouble in Elinor's house in chapter 6?
(a) The sight of men running across the garden.
(b) Elinor's disappearance.
(c) The sound of voices.
(d) A change in Dustfinger's attention.

4. What happens first thing in the morning in chapter 17?
(a) Two men come to take Mo, Meggie, and Elinor to Capricorn.
(b) Dustfinger rescues Mo, Meggie, and Elinor.
(c) Meggie is set free.
(d) Meggie sees Resa for the first time.

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

6. What does the stranger who comes to Meggie and Mo's house in chapter 1 call Mo?
(a) Mortimer.
(b) Boss.
(c) Maurice.
(d) Silvertongue.

7. What sign does Elinor find in her library that tells her where to look for her beloved books?
(a) A symbol of a unicorn's head.
(b) A large C.
(c) A note written in ash by Basta.
(d) An arrow pointing out the garden windows.

8. What is the name of Dustfinger's killer in the book Inkheart?
(a) Flatnose.
(b) Mortola.
(c) Basta.
(d) It is never revealed.

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

10. Who does Mo tell Meggie Fenoglio is in chapter 22?
(a) The writer of Inkheart.
(b) The author of a book about silvertongues.
(c) A bookseller.
(d) A book collector.

11. In chapter 30, how does Basta tell Meggie he and Flatnose found her and Mo?
(a) They have spies in villages all over Italy.
(b) They traced their cellphones.
(c) They tracked Dustfinger.
(d) They got a call from Fenoglio.

12. What memories does Meggie awaken in Elinor in chapter 8?
(a) Memories of Teresa, Meggie's mother.
(b) Her father's obsession with his books and her play time with her sisters.
(c) A love of good books Elinor has always had.
(d) Memories of her own mother.

13. What reason does Mo tell Meggie he has decided to remain in Fenoglio's village in chapter 27?
(a) To look for a job.
(b) To recover from his dog bite.
(c) To wait while Fenoglio searches for a copy of Inkheart.
(d) To repair Fenoglio's books.

14. What book does Mo tell Meggie no one can read right through to the end?
(a) Treasure Island.
(b) Alice in Wonderland.
(c) The Thousand and One Nights.
(d) The Stand.

15. How does Meggie plan to get Mo back, as explained in chapter 10?
(a) Sneak him out of Capricorn's village.
(b) Simply ask Capricorn to release him.
(c) Trade Elinor for him.
(d) Trade him for the book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What one room in her house does Elinor not keep books?

2. What does Mo do for a living?

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

4. Why does Dustfinger claim in chapter 6 he likes the nighttime better?

5. What causes Meggie to feel a little jealous in chapter 29?

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