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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 signal does Mo give to Meggie in chapter 56 to alert her to his presence?
(a) A bird call.
(b) A whistle.
(c) A coded word.
(d) A ticking sound.

2. How does Fenoglio distract Mortola and Capricorn so that Meggie can slip his pages out of her sleeve in chapter 56?
(a) He pulls a knife on Mortola.
(b) He tries to run away.
(c) He begins to argue that his story is not meant to be used this way.
(d) He announces to everyone that Mortola is Capricorn's mother.

3. Why is Basta afraid for Capricorn to kill Fenoglio?
(a) He is afraid of the police.
(b) He is afraid of retribution by Fenoglio's family.
(c) He is afraid all of Fenoglio's characters will disappear with his death.
(d) He is afraid it will cause Meggie to refuse to lure her father there.

4. Why does Dustfinger insist he and Resa cannot take Meggie when they make their escape?
(a) Capricorn will hunt them.
(b) She will give them away.
(c) Mo will kill him if she is hurt.
(d) She will be too slow to keep up.

5. What message from Mo does Dustfinger give to Meggie in chapter 39?
(a) He is making a deal with Capricorn for her release.
(b) He and her mother have been reunited.
(c) He sends his love and promises to come for her soon.
(d) He will send for her soon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dustfinger think most of Capricorn's men do not have driver's licenses?

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

3. What happens when Meggie reads the new story the author has written for the Tin Soldier?

4. What is guarding the casket where Mortola keeps the final copy of Inkheart?

5. Who reads the section of the passage that causes Capricorn's death when Meggie finds she cannot?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Dustfinger hide in chapter 52? What does he find there?

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

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

4. What words does Meggie read in chapter 56 that cause The Shadow that she reads out of Inkheart to be altered from the one originally written?

5. What story in chapter 46 does the author compare to what he has in mind to trick Capricorn at the execution?

6. How does Dustfinger feel about Farid following him around in chapter 31?

7. Where does Meggie decide to hide the paper with the new passage the author has written for her to read at the execution?

8. What does Mo find in the hiding place that Farid leads him to in chapter 51?

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

10. In chapter 39, how does Capricorn explain his choice of punishments for Dustfinger and Resa?

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