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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 the only person with whom Boy 412 has ever shared secrets?

2. Who helps Silas find his way back?

3. What does Marcia give Jenna?

4. What does Morwenna tell Silas has come into the hub of the Castle?

5. When Boy 412 loses the ring, how does he find it again?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Marcia and Jenna find when they get back to the Wizard's Tower? Why has this happened?

2. Why does Marcia object when the first of the sentries arrive at the Wizard Tower? What does she suspect the real reason for their presence is?

3. Why is Marcia reasonably certain that Sally will be safe?

4. What is a Shieldbug, and what are they good for?

5. Who shows up and Marcia's house and why? What is Jenna disappointed at first?

6. Why does Silas go into the forest, and what does he return with? What does he sense on the way back?

7. How does Marcia learn that the Heaps are in danger? Who is particularly in trouble, and what does Marcia recommend?

8. Who does the Message Rat bring a message to Aunt Zelda's for, and what does the message contain?

9. What happened to Zelda's brother, Theo, and where is he now?

10. Why is Sally fearful after Silas and his group leave? What does she reveal and to whom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who catches DomDaniel's apprentice? Where does he bring him? What do they discover after Jenna calls him stupid? What confession does he inadvertently make? How does Nicko respond? When Zelda reminds him that the apprentice is just a boy, what does the apprentice reveal that surprises and dismays everyone?

Essay Topic 2

What is the Wizard's Tower? Who uses it? Why was it originally built and by whom? What features did the tower have with Marcia as ExtraOrdinary Wizard? What happens when her title is taken by DomDaniel? How does his presence affect the various features in the Tower and why?

Essay Topic 3

Although Alther is a ghost, he is still more than willing to help out where he can. In what ways does Alther help Marcia? How does he manage to make life more difficult for DomDaniel, despite lacking a corporeal self? What surprises does he leave for DomDaniel that will cause him discomfort?

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