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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. Why are the castle Guards unable to find Silas after Gringe tells them he is in the castle?
(a) He has already left the castle.
(b) He is protected by Marcia's KeepSafe.
(c) He has Sally to help him hide.
(d) He is good at hiding.

2. Who took to feeding Stanley after he was released from his prison?
(a) Silas Heap.
(b) Simon Heap.
(c) Aunt Zelda.
(d) Lucy Gringe.

3. What new occupation do they give him?
(a) Truck driver.
(b) Circus clown.
(c) Saloon keeper.
(d) Rubbish man's apprentice.

4. Who shows up at the former Heap residence, and why is he there?
(a) An assassin seeking the Princess.
(b) A Wizard seeking Silas.
(c) A Guard seeking the Heaps.
(d) A removal man cleaning out the Heap house.

5. Who do they see on the beach?
(a) DomDaniel.
(b) Silas.
(c) Alther.
(d) Marcia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Zelda tell the children to hide?

2. What is the former midwife, Agnes Meredith, searching for?

3. What problem had Zelda not informed Marcia about?

4. What did the Deputy Hunter drill into Boy 412 over and over again?

5. What does Aunt Zelda reveal with her spell to see the truth of Septimus' life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Jenna, Nicko, and Boy 412 find when they wake the next morning and chase the hunter's apprentice, hoping to catch up with him before he can tell anyone where the Keeper's Cottage is?

2. What happens when Jenna touches the circle on the wall with the dragon inside it?

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

4. What kind of food is served at a Midwinter feast day celebration, and where does it come from?

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

6. How does Aunt Zelda manage to heal DomDaniel's apprentice?

7. What does Alther tell Jenna, Nicko, and Boy 412?

8. What happens to the Shield Bugs that Jenna, Boy 412 and Nicko release against the Hunter?

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

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

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