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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. Where is the sentry who stood outside the Tower?

2. What comes in the door when Jenna opens it after she hears a meow?

3. How does Marcia know who is at her door?

4. Who is Boggart?

5. What does Boggart warn them about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of food does Aunt Zelda, serve and why is it so special to Boy 412?

2. When did Silas first meet Morwenna Mould, and what circumstances placed her in his debt?

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

4. What story had Jenna and her best friend Bo often told each other, and what had Jenna said that upset Bo?

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

6. Why is DomDaniel's apprentice excited?

7. What does Silas illegally rescue from the school? Why do these items require rescuing? Where does Silas take them? What use are they?

8. What does Marcia do with Zelda's desk, and how does Zelda feel about it?

9. What does Alther discover when he leaves Silas and the canoes and goes to Marcia's apartment in the Wizard's Tower?

10. How does the Hunter discover the direction taken and the mode of transportation used by Silas, Marcia and the others?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Boy 412 feel about Marcia and the others? What is his initial response to them, and why? What was his education? What events or behaviors change his mind? What is one of the first differences he notices? When does he make the decision that he never wants to return to the Young Army? What does he finally begin to do at that stage?

Essay Topic 2

Magyk is filled with spells, charms and enchantments. What are they, and what do each of them do? Which side of magyk do each of them fall on - Light or Darke - and who employs them?

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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