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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elinor tell Meggie was once a common practice in chapter 17?
(a) Decorating churches with their own family portraits.
(b) Having portraits of themselves placed above church altars.
(c) Placing their names on the bricks that are used to build churches.
(d) Rich people having a statue of their own likeness placed in churches.

2. How many days does Elinor stay in the village with Mo and Meggie before deciding to return home in chapter 22?
(a) Three days.
(b) Four days.
(c) One night.
(d) A week.

3. What does Farid use in chapter 23 to collect donations from people watching Dustfinger's act?
(a) A ceramic plate.
(b) A hat.
(c) A backpack.
(d) A silver dish.

4. Why does Dustfinger claim in chapter 6 he likes the nighttime better?
(a) There are fewer people around.
(b) It is quieter.
(c) It is a time when Gwin is more awake and active.
(d) He likes the dark.

5. What promise does Mo make to Dustfinger in chapter 23 and again in chapter 24?
(a) That he will not allow Farid to go off with him.
(b) That he will not tell the author about him.
(c) That he will not leave him alone in the village.
(d) That he will give him a copy of Inkheart.

6. What does Elinor give to Meggie before she leaves in chapter 23?
(a) A book of short stories.
(b) A book of fairy tales.
(c) A book of jokes.
(d) A book of children's poetry.

7. Why does Dustfinger say he does not know how to drive?
(a) He is afraid of machinery.
(b) He dislikes riding in cars, let alone learning to drive them.
(c) He has poor vision.
(d) He has bad hand eye coordination.

8. What causes Meggie to feel a little jealous in chapter 29?
(a) Mo's admission that he hopes to marry again someday.
(b) Mo spending time with Fenoglio's grandkids.
(c) Mo spending time with Fenoglio.
(d) Mo's admission that he misses his wife.

9. What does Meggie find in her bedroom in chapter 23 after Mo read aloud to her?
(a) A bird.
(b) A dog.
(c) A cat.
(d) A worm.

10. What is Mo's full name?
(a) Mortimer.
(b) Mortin.
(c) Maurice.
(d) Montgomery.

11. How long has Mo been running from Capricorn and Basta?
(a) Nine years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Eight years.

12. What is the overwhelming feeling that Dustfinger is left with after being lured out of the book Inkheart?
(a) Regret.
(b) Anger.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Fear.

13. What is Mo doing in the Treasury when Meggie walks in chapter 2?
(a) Packing his special liner paper.
(b) Packing his favorite books.
(c) Throwing away his personal papers.
(d) Covering a book in brown paper.

14. What does Meggie find in Elinor's room when she goes to leave a note for Elinor in chapter 9?
(a) A gun.
(b) Mo's book.
(c) Gwin.
(d) Dustfinger's backpack.

15. Who comes in chapter 19 to help Mo, Meggie, and Elinor escape?
(a) Resa.
(b) Basta.
(c) Dustfinger.
(d) Flatnose.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dustfinger assure Mo Capricorn has gone in chapter 3?

2. What does Mo do for a living?

3. Who insists on speaking to Dustfinger first, in chapter 25, before introducing him to Fenoglio?

4. What book does Mo tell Meggie no one can read right through to the end?

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

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