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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. Why is Fabrizio given a candle?

2. Where does Fabrizio find Mangus?

3. Whom does Fabrizio see at the niche?

4. What does Mangus ask of the King?

5. Of what does Mangus reassure the Queen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Of what does Mangus assure the Queen?

2. When Fabrizio finds Rinaldo in the chapel, what does Rinaldo tell Fabrizio about Rinaldo's identity?

3. What does Fabrizio do in the confusion over the death of Addetto?

4. Where do Fabrizio and the Queen find Mangus and what does he claim?

5. When the ghost appears, what does it say?

6. What does Mangus show the Princess and Fabrizio?

7. Why does Fabrizio go in search of Mangus? Whom does Fabrizio encounter on his search?

8. What does the Queen admit to Mangus?

9. Who comes to Fabrizio in his cell and what happens?

10. What does Rinald/Lorenzo admit to Fabrizio? What does Fabrizio decide to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

People fear the magician. Many attempt to avoid Fabrizio because of his connection to Mangus, while others go out of their way to serve Fabrizio in the hope that Mangus will be kind to them.

1) What did you see of the character of Mangus that would make you appear a fearsome person? Why do you think the people fear Mangus? Use examples from Midnight Magic to support your answer.

2) What type of person did you see was one who tried to serve Fabrizio? How did that person's position and personality seem to influence serving Fabrizio due to fear of Mangus? Use examples from Midnight Magic to support your answer.

3) What type of person do you think would avoid Fabrizio due to fear of Mangus? Does this seem like a wiser choice than helping Fabrizio because of fear of Mangus? Why or why not? Use examples from Midnight Magic to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the three options below and write an essay using details and examples from the play:

1) Almost all fiction contains some form of the idea of good versus evil. Take three characters and explain why they are good, evil, or a mixture and provide examples from Midnight Magic.

2) How would the story have changed if the Princess or the Queen had told Mangus from the beginning about their plot? Use examples from Midnight Magic to support your answer.

3) Most fiction contains some examples of foreshadowing. Carefully reread Midnight Magic and list five places you believe foreshadow a future event. Give details and explain why you chose each instance.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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