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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 do the police react in chapter 8 when Meggie tells them to search for Capricorn?
(a) They ask Elinor why Meggie is not in bed.
(b) They apparently think she is joking.
(c) They ignore her and file a report using only the information Elinor gave them.
(d) They put out an APB.

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

3. What old building in the abandoned village has Capricorn made his throne room?
(a) The courthouse.
(b) The school house.
(c) The church.
(d) The mayor's offices.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gave Dustfinger the scars on his face?

2. What one room in her house does Elinor not keep books?

3. Who comes in chapter 19 to help Mo, Meggie, and Elinor escape?

4. What is the overwhelming feeling that Dustfinger is left with after being lured out of the book Inkheart?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In chapter 16, Mo tells Meggie and Elinor what happened the night he read Inkheart aloud to his wife and daughter. How did Mo try to return Capricorn and Basta to the book before finally driving them out of the house with a sword?

3. Who does Dustfinger admit he works for in chapter 11?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Elinor turn off the alarm system in chapter 6?

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

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

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