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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 brings Meggie the copy of Inkheart in chapter 56?

2. What warning does Dustfinger give Farid when Farid accidentally causes a small grass fire?

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

4. Who is left to guard over Meggie and Fenoglio in chapter 36?

5. In chapter 47, what does Elinor decide she must do when she becomes convinced that Mo is dead?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why do Capricorn's remaining men run away in chapter 57?

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

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

10. What does Dustfinger recall in chapter 31 teaching Capricorn and now regrets?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Meggie encourage Mo to read aloud to her from a book of poetry? Why does Meggie begin imitating the way her father read to her? What happens after she begins practicing? How did Meggie know that she would have the same gift as her father? Does her father know she has the same gift? Does Meggie consider this a gift? What does Capricorn want her to do with this gift? How does she react to this? What threat does Meggie promise if they do not let her see Dustfinger first? How would this impact what Capricorn wants from her?

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