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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. How does Elinor subdue Basta in chapter 21?
2. In chapter 10, Meggie blames all the bad things that have happened in the past three days on what?
3. What did Capricorn ask Mo, in chapter 16, to do when he first arrived in our world?
4. What sign does Elinor find in her library that tells her where to look for her beloved books?
5. What wound did Mo receive the night Capricorn, Basta and Dustfinger came out of Inkheart?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Elinor turn off the alarm system in chapter 6?
2. What does Mo tell Meggie in chapter 22 that people often do not think about when it comes to books?
3. In chapter 24, why does the author say he did not kill off Basta and Capricorn in his book?
4. Who does Meggie compare Dustfinger to in chapter 17? Why?
5. 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?
6. What does Mo say in chapter 16 when Meggie asks if her mother will like living inside Inkheart?
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. Why does Meggie tell Dustfinger in chapter 26 that he must never go back inside Inkheart?
9. What does Meggie hear Mo say to the strangers in chapter 6 as they attempt to take the book he has hidden from him?
10. Why does Farid insist on returning to Capricorn's village with Dustfinger in chaper 26?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is Basta? Why does he chase Mo and Meggie most of the novel? What happens to Basta when he allows Mo to get away the first two times? What happens when Dustfinger tricks Basta into allowing him to escape from the basement of the old church? Why is Basta sentenced to die with Resa? When the book comes to its conclusion, why does Basta not disappear like the majority of Capricorn's men? How does Basta react to this?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss one of the following in detail, using quotes from the novel to support your conclusions:
1) Metaphor
2) Irony
3) Objects
4) Motivation.
Essay Topic 3
Who is Elinor? What does Elinor collect? How important is this collection to Elinor? Why does she dislike children? Why does Elinor question Meggie's presence in her house? Why has Mo come to visit Elinor? What does Mo ask Elinor to hide for him? What happens when Elinor disarms the alarm system so that Meggie might watch a show put on by Dustfinger? Why does Elinor trade out the book Mo gave her with another? How does Meggie respond when she realizes Elinor still has Mo's book? Why does Elinor insist on going with Meggie and Dustfinger to rescue Mo?
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