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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 disagrees with Jared about what may have happened to Arthur?

2. What is Jared doing on the way home?

3. What keeps Simon and Mallory from fighting?

4. What does Simon hope to do in the Fantastical World?

5. What is talking to the children from a tree?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lorengorm say to them?

2. What confuses Jared about the walk and what does he remember from the Field Guide?

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

4. What does the unicorn show the children and how do they react to the vision?

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

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

7. What do the elves say about humans and the field guide when they get angry?

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

9. How does Mallory feel about the conversation with the rabbit-monkey creature and what does Simon ask it? What is the creature's response to Simon's question?

10. What does Jared order his siblings to do and how do they accomplish this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Before they get out of the car, Jared wonders if anyone every visits Aunt Lucinda and speculates that they are the first visitors in a long time. Their Mom gets instantly angry, which seems slightly defensive on her part as if she feels guilty about not visiting and feels badly about how the family is treating Lucinda. Mallory asks if Grandma visits, which she does but only infrequently. At one point they were so close but she does not know how to deal with Lucinda's condition.

1. Do you think Helen Grace is angry because she feels guilty? Why or why not? Use examples from Lucinda's Secret and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think Lucinda should be in the asylum? Why or why not? Use examples from Lucinda's Secret and your own life to support your answer.

3. What do you think are some better ways than anger to deal with guilt? Use examples from your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

There are non-human sentient beings in Lucinda's Secret. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss the phooka. Who are they? What are their powers? What is their purpose? Are they "good" or "evil"? What do they look like physically? What role do they play in forwarding the plot? Are they believable? Why or why not?

2. Thoroughly discuss the elves. What are they? What are their powers? What is their purpose? Are they "good" or "evil"? What do they look like physically? What role does he play in forwarding the plot? Is he believable? Why or why not?

3. Thoroughly discuss Thimbletack. What is he? What are his powers? What is his purpose? Is he "good" or "evil"? What does he look like physically? What role does he play in forwarding the plot? Is he believable? Why or why not?

4. Do you think sentient, non-human beings adds to the enjoyment of Lucinda's Secret? Explain your answer.

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