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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. Where does Basta take Dustfinger and Resa at the beginning of chapter 43?
(a) The crypt under the church.
(b) His own house.
(c) The jail.
(d) The throne room.

2. What plant grows near the door to Basta's house that is supposed to ward off evil?
(a) Honeysuckle.
(b) St. John's wort.
(c) Ginsing.
(d) Mint.

3. What story does Fenoglio think he should write when all this adventure ends?
(a) One of Meggie and how she saved them with her voice.
(b) One of Mortola and her fascination with the macabe.
(c) One of Basta and his superstitions.
(d) One of Elinor and her great collection of books.

4. Who does Mo believe Resa is when he sees a picture of her in Dustfinger's backpack?
(a) Dustfinger's wife.
(b) Dustfinger's cousin.
(c) His wife, Teresa.
(d) His sister.

5. 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 simply disappears.
(c) The soldier runs away.
(d) The soldier is joined by his ballerina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Farid's idea to create a diversion when he, Mo, and Elinor sneak into the village to save Meggie?

2. What does Farid reveal he has seen in Dustfinger's backpack in chapter 31?

3. What does Dustfinger feed to Tinkle Bell after finding her in Basta's house?

4. How does Darius tell Meggie and Fenoglio that he was punished when he did not read out of books what Capricorn wanted?

5. Where does Dustfinger chose to hide in chapter 31 close to Capricorn's village?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter 32, who does the author tell Meggie Magpie, or Mortola, is?

2. Why does Meggie read the passage in Peter Pan that features Tinker Bell? What happens?

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

4. What condition does Basta give in chapter 45 when he agrees to give the author pen and paper?

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

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

7. Who is Dustfinger looking for when Basta and Mortola apprehend him in chapter 37? Where are they?

8. 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?

9. What language does Mo write a note in for Meggie in chapter 42? Why has he chosen this language?

10. 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?

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