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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who insists on speaking to Dustfinger first, in chapter 25, before introducing him to Fenoglio?
2. Who gave Dustfinger the scars on his face?
3. What picture does the sight of Elinor's house remind Meggie of?
4. What does the author compare Dustfinger to in chapter 7?
5. Why does Elinor begin telling stories about castles and knights in chapter 13?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Elinor react in chapter 28 to the destruction of her precious books?
2. Why does Meggie light candles in her room late at night? Why does Mo dislike this practice?
3. What does Dustfinger attempt to learn about the book, Inkheart, but fails to find out?
4. Why does Mo wakes Meggie in chapter 21? What happens?
5. What does Meggie see Mo wrapping in brown paper in chapter 2? What is unusual about this?
6. 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?
7. How does Dustfinger justify in chapter 12 his telling Mo that Capricorn was in the north when in reality he was in the south?
8. In chapter 15, Meggie wonders why adults always keep secrets from children. Why does she think adults should be more willing to tell children the truth?
9. What does Meggie say in the note she intends to leave with Elinor in chapter 9?
10. What does Mo say in chapter 16 when Meggie asks if her mother will like living inside Inkheart?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is Farid? Where did he come from? Why does Farid initially refuse to speak? How does he come to realize that the world around him is now his reality? Why does he spend all his time with Dustfinger? What does he want Dustfinger to teach him? How does Farid help Mo rescue Meggie, Resa, and Elinor at the end of the novel? Where does Farid go when the novel reaches its conclusion? For what reason? What does this suggest for Farid's future?
Essay Topic 2
When does Mo realize that when he reads something out of a book, something must go into a book? How long has Mo known he could read things out of books? How often has he noticed items around him disappearing while new items appear? Who did Mo read out of Inkheart? What went inside Inkheart? How does Mo try to reverse what has happened? Does it work? Why does Mo stop reading aloud? Why does Mo begin moving around often? What is he hiding from? How does this situation find him? Does Mo ever find a way to make amends for what happened the night he read Inkheart aloud?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss one of the following in detail, using quotes from the novel to support your conclusions:
1) Point of View
2) Structure
3) Language
4) Setting.
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