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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dustfinger steal into Meggie's room in the middle of the night in chapter 11?
(a) To steal her away to Capricorn's village.
(b) To check on her safety.
(c) To read his own fate in Inkheart.
(d) To study her face.

2. What does Basta carve into a dresser so that Mo will know who has taken Meggie and Fenoglio?
(a) A ransom note.
(b) An arrow.
(c) Capricorn's name.
(d) His name.

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

4. Who does Dustfinger believe is his killer in the novel Inkheart?
(a) Basta.
(b) Capricorn.
(c) Mortola.
(d) Flatnose.

5. What is Mo doing when Meggie wakes in chapter 2?
(a) Packing.
(b) Reading aloud.
(c) Singing.
(d) Making lunch.

6. Why does Basta refuse to believe in chapter 30 that Fenoglio is the author of Inkheart?
(a) He does not believe his story was written by a human.
(b) He thinks the author is dead and gone.
(c) He thinks Fenoglio is not clever enough.
(d) He thinks Fenoglio is too old to be that clever.

7. Where does Dustfinger assure Mo Capricorn has gone in chapter 3?
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) North.
(d) East.

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

9. Who insists on speaking to Dustfinger first, in chapter 25, before introducing him to Fenoglio?
(a) Mo.
(b) Farid.
(c) Meggie.
(d) Elinor.

10. What does Mo do for a living?
(a) Librarian.
(b) Farming.
(c) Carpentry.
(d) Bookbinding.

11. Why does Meggie admit being afraid of Basta in chapter 13?
(a) He threatens to kill her.
(b) He is large and dangerous looking.
(c) He has a gun.
(d) He has an aura of fury.

12. What reason does Mo tell Meggie is why he does not go back to Capricorn's village to retrieve the last copy of Inkheart?
(a) His fear of Basta.
(b) Dustfinger.
(c) Meggie.
(d) His fear of Capricorn.

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

14. What does Elinor warn Dustfinger she does at exactly nine thirty every evening?
(a) Turn on the alarm system.
(b) Lock the front door.
(c) Take a bath.
(d) Go to bed.

15. What doubts plague Meggie in chapter 9 as she prepares to go in search of Mo?
(a) What will happen when she finds him.
(b) Fear of the police.
(c) Where she will look.
(d) Her own safety.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Long John Silver?

2. In chapter 10, what explanation does Dustfinger give for the henchmen who kidnapped Mo not learning that they had the wrong book?

3. What district of Italy is Capricorn's village located in?

4. Why did Mo tell her that people become attached to favorite books?

5. Who follows Mo and company in chapter 20?

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