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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. 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) A week.
(c) Four days.
(d) One night.

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

3. What does Mo tell Meggie his wife was too vain to wear?
(a) Glasses.
(b) Bulky sweaters.
(c) Hats.
(d) Jeans.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what point of view is this novel written?

2. How old was Meggie the night Mo read Capricorn, Basta, and Dustfinger out of Inkheart?

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

4. What alerts Meggie to trouble in Elinor's house in chapter 6?

5. What does Farid use in chapter 23 to collect donations from people watching Dustfinger's act?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose picture does Meggie see in the book Mo gives to Elinor in chapter 5? Who does she ask about it?

2. What joke does Dustfinger make at the end of chapter 10 when Elinor insists on going with Dustfinger and Meggie to Capricorn's village?

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

4. Why is Elinor not happy to see Meggie at her front door?

5. What does Dustfinger attempt to learn about the book, Inkheart, but fails to find out?

6. In chapter 23, what does Dustfinger catch Farid doing? What does he say about it?

7. What does Capricorn do with all the copies of Inkheart he has gathered over the years? What does he do with the one remaining copy?

8. What does Mo tell Meggie in chapter 22 that people often do not think about when it comes to books?

9. Who is waiting for Meggie and Mo as they attempt to leave their house in chapter 3? What do they do?

10. In chapter 13, what does Dustfinger tell Elinor about her personality based on her interests and the stories she likes to tell?

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