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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. Which unexpected character disappears after the reading of the author's new passage in chapter 57?

2. Who stops Mortola from taking the new passage from Meggie in the middle of her reading?

3. What does Fenoglio quickly hide in chapter 48 when he hears Basta's approach?

4. Why does Capricorn want Darius to run a test with Meggie before the execution?

5. What argument with Mo does Elinor recall in chapter 47?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. What does Mo find in Dustfinger's backpack that helps him understand Dustfinger's behaviors recently?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Mo? What is Mo short for? What does he do for a living? Why does Dustfinger call him Silvertongue? What happened to Mo's wife? Why does Mo never read aloud? Why does Mo take Meggie to see Elinor? What does he bring to Elinor that he hid from Meggie? What is important about that book? Who kidnaps Mo? For what reason? Who told the kidnappers where they could find Mo? For what reason?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Capricorn? What does he want from Mo and Meggie? What does Capricorn plan to make Mo do for him? Where is Capricorn? What does Meggie learn from her father about Capricorn? Where is Capricorn from? How did he come to be in Italy? What is his connection to Mo? What is Mo's secret ability? How is that connected to Capricorn? What item has Capricorn bought and stolen throughout Europe? Why does Elinor think he is only an eccentric book collector like her? Is he?

Essay Topic 3

How do Mo, Meggie, and Elinor escape from Capricorn's village? Who follows them? For what reason? Why does Mo feel that he needs to find another copy of Inkheart? Where does he go to achieve this? Why does Dustfinger agree to go with Mo, but makes Mo promise not to tell anyone who he is? What does this stranger tell Mo about Dustfinger's fate in Inkheart? How does Meggie react to this? What does Meggie tell Dustfinger about this? How does this impact Dustfinger and his future actions?

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