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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. In chapter 47, who does Elinor run into as she makes her way into Capricorn's village?
(a) Meggie.
(b) Dustfinger.
(c) Farid.
(d) Mo.

2. What happens when Meggie reads the new story the author has written for the Tin Soldier?
(a) The soldier goes into it.
(b) The soldier is joined by his ballerina.
(c) The soldier runs away.
(d) The soldier simply disappears.

3. Who does the crowd believe caused the fire that is devouring Capricorn's house in chapter 56?
(a) Dustfinger.
(b) Mo.
(c) Basta.
(d) Elinor.

4. Where does Meggie and her father chose to live in chapter 59?
(a) With Elinor.
(b) In Capricorn's now abandoned village.
(c) An apartment in London.
(d) Back at their farmhouse.

5. Where does Dustfinger chose to hide in chapter 31 close to Capricorn's village?
(a) A garage behind Capricorn's house.
(b) A cave on the hillside.
(c) A burned out house on the hill.
(d) A house in the village.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Capricorn's father do for a living?

2. What does Farid say his job was in his other life?

3. What is Mortola's nickname?

4. What does Mortola take from Basta as he brings Meggie and Fenoglio to her?

5. In chapter 52, who does Dustfinger feel Capricorn will not allow the Shadow to hurt?

Short Essay Questions

1. What decorates Mortola's quarters? What does Meggie notice about this item?

2. What does Meggie see in the seconds before she falls asleep in chapter 57?

3. What does Dustfinger recall in chapter 31 teaching Capricorn and now regrets?

4. In chapter 36, what worries Meggie the most about her current situation?

5. In chapter 43, Dustfinger thinks about his impending death and has an idea that it will allow him to return home. Why? Where is home?

6. What does Meggie try to tell Dustfinger in chapter 49 that she is unable to convey due to Basta's presence?

7. What does Elinor do in chapter 47 when Mo and Farid do not return to their rendezvous point at planned?

8. Why does Meggie tell the reader in chapter 59 she has decided to become a writer?

9. Why do Capricorn's remaining men run away in chapter 57?

10. How does Farid explain away the gunshots in the night that Mo and Elinor heard while waiting for Farid to return from the village?

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