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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. How does Fabrizio distract the guards?

2. When does Teresina the ghost?

3. What does the King want of Mangus?

4. Who seems reluctant to talk about Prince Lorenzo?

5. Why does Fabrizio walk around the castle so long?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Fabrizio find the statue? How does the person claim to have gotten the statue?

2. Why does Mangus chastise Fabrizio? Where does he send Fabrizio?

3. What does Teresina say the ghost wants and who does she think the ghost is?

4. What does Teresina say about her experience with a ghost?

5. What does Fabrizio tell Mangus? What is Mangus' response?

6. What does Teresina say the ghost wants? What is the King's response?

7. What does Rinaldo explain to Fabrizio? Who comes into the chapel as the two are talking? What happens next?

8. Why is Fabrizio frightened by the soldier who knocks at the door?

9. What is Mangus ordered to do while traveling to the castle? Why is he ordered to do so?

10. Where does a soldier take Mangus and Fabrizio? What happens on the way?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sometimes a book is more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and vice-versa. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1) What do you think it means to say that a plot is character-driven? Action driven?

2) How do you think a plot differs if it is character-driven versus action driven?

3) Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4) Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not?

5) Is the plot in Midnight Magic character or action driven? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 2

Midnight Magic, like many, and perhaps a majority, of novels ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1) Why do you think most people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why? not?

2) What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of Midnight Magic and whether or not it fulfills all three of the reasons you mention.

3) Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Fabrizio is twelve in Midnight Magic. Discuss the following:

1) What are some ways that Fabrizio seems like an average twelve-year-old? Explain your reasoning.

2) What are some ways that Fabrizio seems older than his age? Give specific examples and discuss whether they seem consistent with the character development of Fabrizio throughout the book.

3) Is it fair and realistic to expect a twelve-year-old to do what Fabrizio has done in Midnight Magic? Why or why not? Do you think a twelve-year-old is likely to use magic wisely? Explain.

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