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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. What does Lorengorm say?

2. Who does Simon think stole Jared's book?

3. Who is Lorengorm?

4. What does Thimbletack's note say?

5. Who disagrees with Jared about what may have happened to Arthur?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jared's response to the elves ravings and how does Lorengorm answer Jared?

2. What does the children's mother think about them taking a walk and what does each child take on the walk?

3. What does Simon suggest about Mallory's find and what is her response?

4. What do they ask the rabbit-monkey creature they see and what does he answer? What does Jared decide about him? What does he say when they ask about Arthur?

5. What does Simon say to Jared about the guide?

6. What did Mallory find that has them all excited and what do they find out about Arthur through her find?

7. What does Mallory say to Jared when they arrive home and how does he respond?

8. Why is Jared nervous, what does he ask the three and what is their response?

9. What happens with the children when they walk up the hill?

10. What begins to make the children nervous and what happens as they reach a meadow?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think Lucinda's Secret is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 2

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think Lucinda's Secret is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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