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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. Who do Meggie and Elinor find behind door number four in Capricorn's jail behind the church?
(a) Dustfinger.
(b) Mo.
(c) Resa.
(d) Basta.

2. 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 Dustfinger from talking so much.
(c) To keep herself from falling asleep.
(d) To keep Meggie from crying.

3. What picture does the sight of Elinor's house remind Meggie of?
(a) Monet's Picnic.
(b) The Selfish Giant's garden.
(c) Mona Lisa.
(d) Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens first thing in the morning in chapter 17?

3. What is Mo's sign that he places on all the books he rebinds?

4. Why does Dustfinger say he does not know how to drive?

5. What excuse for school does Mo ask Meggie in chapter 2 if he has used already?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dustfinger react to the sound of Meggie crying in chapter 7?

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

3. In chapter 30, how does Basta get Meggie to open the door to him?

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

5. Why does Mo wakes Meggie in chapter 21? What happens?

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

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

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

9. In chapter 24, why does the author say he did not kill off Basta and Capricorn in his book?

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

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