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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 is playing pranks on Jared?

2. What does the bag in their aunt's side table contain?

3. How does Jared reassure their aunt?

4. Who is Arthur?

5. What does Jared hope will happen concerning the guide?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the asylum look like?

2. What does Lucinda say happened with her when her father left?

3. What happened between Jared and Thimbletack prior to the pranks starting and what did Jared do to hope to appease the brownie?

4. What do the Grace children do as soon as their mother leaves the room and what does Lucinda say about their house?

5. Who is taking the children to see Lucinda and what does Mallory say about the cookies they are taking?

6. How does Lucinda feel about Thimbletack and what does she show the children in connection with him?

7. What does Lucinda tell the children and what does she ask them about their lives?

8. What does Mallory tell Jared about the Field Guide and what do they do then?

9. What does Jared ask Simon and Mallory if they want to give up and what do they say to that question?

10. What does Lucinda say when Simon asks if Arthur is her father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lucinda's Secret belongs to the fantasy genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to fantasy.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre.

3. Discuss two reasons why it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

4. Discuss what your favorite genre is; give several examples and explain what you enjoy about books in that genre.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss Lucinda's Secret based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if Lucinda's Secret is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the fact that Lucinda's Secret is part of a series changes the criteria upon which its success should be judged? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Most protagonists are a mixture of admirable traits and character flaws, and Jared is no exception. Discuss the following:

1. Trace and analyze situations when Jared demonstrates his intelligence and courage. Give specific examples to illustrate your analysis.

2. Trace and analyze Jared's character flaws offering specific examples of these flaws in your discussion.

3. Discuss how you think Jared's admirable traits makes him able to help with many of the problems the children face. Have his flaws impacted his life? Do any of his siblings notice these flaws? Who? How does the reader know this?

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