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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Jenna's Shield Bug take a disliking to after it floated into port?
(a) The Jailer.
(b) A new circus buffoon.
(c) The Matron.
(d) The Gatekeeper.

2. What happens to the giant python when the Big Thaw comes?
(a) He gets stuck in a circle and can't undo himself.
(b) He is too tired to find food.
(c) He is too skinny to lift himself out.
(d) He is stuck in the mud.

3. What happens to Boggart when Zelda sends him to see who is coming?
(a) Boggart is drowned.
(b) Boggart is stabbed.
(c) Boggart is shot.
(d) Boggart is clobbered.

4. What is the former midwife, Agnes Meredith, searching for?
(a) Her husband, Joseph.
(b) Her brother, Dennis.
(c) Her daughter, Marlene.
(d) Her son, Merrin.

5. How many Shield Bugs does Zelda's group have in total?
(a) Fifty-eight.
(b) Fifty-five.
(c) Fifty-two.
(d) Fifty-six.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Silas disguise himself as when he goes back into the castle?

2. Who does the boat instinctively obey?

3. What does Marcia tell Boy 412 about the ring?

4. What do Zelda and the children see coming toward the cottage?

5. Where is the Message Rat to deliver a message to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Boy 412 tell them that the dragon boat came from ,and how does he know?

2. What does Aunt Zelda see in the duck pond?

3. What is served for Boy 412's apprentice supper?

4. What does DomDaniel do when he senses the presence of Jenna and Boy 412?

5. Where does Marcia send the apprentice boy when she comes back from a walk to discover him in the cottage with the others, and why?

6. Where is the body of DomDaniel's apprentice found, and in what condition?

7. What one question does Boy 412 have that he wants answered?

8. What does Stanley's wife, Dawnie, tell him as he is getting ready to leave?

9. What kinds of preparations are done before the Big Freeze?

10. What does the large surge of water created by DomDaniel reveal on the marsh?

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