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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 royal family's private chapel?

2. What does the person searching for Fabrizio want?

3. What do Mangus and Fabrizio do when they are alone?

4. Where does Fabrizio encounter a number of guards?

5. What does Mangus say about everything?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens as Fabrizio is finding his way to the kitchen?

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

3. What does Fabrizio do with the letter? What concerns him?

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

5. What happens when Mangus and Fabrizio enter the castle? How does Fabrizio try to help the situation?

6. What is the setting of Midnight Magic?

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

8. How often does Teresina see the ghost? Has anyone else seen it?

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

10. What does Mangus need to know? Why does he send Fabrizio in search of the information?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the world of academe, fantasy is often considered an inferior form of the novel compared to "classic" literature. Discuss the following:

1) Why do you think fantasy might be considered second rate compared to the classics?

2) Do you think fantasy has the same elements as the classics? Why or why not?

3) What are the purposes do you think for people reading "the classics"? What are the purposes for people reading fantasy? Is one purpose better than another? Explain your response.

4) Would you read fantasy even outside an educational setting? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Mangus insists he does not believe in ghosts, but the King seems to believe this will not interfere with Mangus' investigation.

1) How do you think beliefs and truth relate to each other? Use examples from Midnight Magic and/or your own life to support your opinion.

2) Do you think if someone believes something strong enough it will come true? Why or why not? Use examples from Midnight Magic and/or your life to support your opinion.

3) If someone believes something to be true, do you think facts can change his/hers belief? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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