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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Mo hidden about the book he has brought to Elinor for safekeeping?
(a) Its publisher.
(b) Its author.
(c) Its publication year.
(d) Its title.

2. What does Capricorn want Meggie for?
(a) To force her father to read for him.
(b) To force Dustfinger to remain his servant.
(c) To force her to read for him.
(d) To force Resa to be loyal to him.

3. What does Mo tell Capricorn at the end of chapter 18 that forces him to agree to let Mo go back to his cell?
(a) He is exhausted and could make a mistake.
(b) He will not read more until he is compensated.
(c) He will not read anymore until Meggie is set free.
(d) He will bite his tongue if not allowed a rest.

4. What does Dustfinger think to himself in chapter 11 that no one can protect Meggie from?
(a) Capricorn.
(b) The dark and evil in the world.
(c) Kidnappers and murderers.
(d) Truth.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many days does Elinor stay in the village with Mo and Meggie before deciding to return home in chapter 22?

4. What does Meggie do in chapter 14 to try to give herself courage?

5. Who do Meggie and Elinor find behind door number four in Capricorn's jail behind the church?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Meggie light candles in her room late at night? Why does Mo dislike this practice?

2. What does Meggie see Mo wrapping in brown paper in chapter 2? What is unusual about this?

3. Who does Meggie compare Dustfinger to in chapter 17? Why?

4. Why does Meggie read aloud from a book of poetry in chapter 23?

5. Why does Farid insist on returning to Capricorn's village with Dustfinger in chaper 26?

6. Why does Meggie tell Dustfinger in chapter 26 that he must never go back inside Inkheart?

7. What does Meggie hear Mo say to the strangers in chapter 6 as they attempt to take the book he has hidden from him?

8. When Meggie tells Mo that she sees someone outside the bedroom window, what book does he accuse her of reading before going to sleep?

9. What does Meggie say in the note she intends to leave with Elinor in chapter 9?

10. Why does Dustfinger insist in chapter 20 that they go toward the coast as they run away from Basta and Flatnose?

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