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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. What does Teresina say about how the ghost communicates with her?

2. What happens when Fabrizio finally arrives at the kitchen?

3. What does Mangus say about everything?

4. What does Mangus suspect once stood in an empty niche?

5. Who else has seen the ghost?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Before whom are Mangus and Fabrizio brought? Why?

3. What does the Princess ask of Fabrizio when he goes to help her after the appearance of the ghost?

4. What does Mangus do after speaking to Teresina?

5. Who is Teresina set to marry in two days? Why is she marrying so soon?

6. Who has a conversation in the chapel? What is the gist of what they say?

7. Who is Fabrizio? What is he doing when Chapter 1 opens?

8. Describe Fabrizio's encounter with the Queen.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Count, the Princess, the Queen, and the Prince have secrets. Secrets play a large role in the plot. Mangus wants to tell the King about the ghost ploy, but the others talk him out of it. It appears Mangus doesn't like secrets.

1) If a person keeps a lot of secrets, do you think she or he would have a difficult time trusting others? Why or why not? Use examples from your life and Midnight Magic to support your answer.

2) When the Queen and the Princess's secrets are revealed to Fabrizio and Mangus, the four begin to trust each other and almost become friends. Discuss why you think the relationship between these four changed with honesty. Use examples from your life and Midnight Magic to support your answer.

3) Is honesty always best? Was it reasonable and prudent for the Queen to have her secrets? Why or why not? Use examples from your life and Midnight Magic to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1) Define irony in literary terms. Discuss the irony of the situation of the King asking Mangus for help using the very same powers for which Mangus was condemned. What other situations contain irony in Midnight Magic?

2) Define symbolism in literary terms. Discuss the use and meaning of five symbols you choose to analyze from Midnight Magic. What do they symbolize? Is the symbolism obvious? Effective? Does the symbolism contribute to the enjoyment of reading?

3) Discuss five literary devices that occur in Midnight Magic and how they are used. Are they effective? Do they add or detract from the reading of the book? Why or why not. Some possible techniques: Allusion, connotation, denouement, dialogue, flashback, figurative language, motif, metaphor, narrator, point of view, simile, mood, and puns.

Essay Topic 3

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1) Fully explain why you think Midnight Magic is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2) How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3) Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4) Have you ever read a book for which you do not understand the relevance of the title after reading it? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

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