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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 is the Queen sent that belonged to her son?

2. Who calls from the cabinet door?

3. What does Fabrizio ask Mangus?

4. Who believes the ghost is right about what it said the night before?

5. What does Fabrizio decide he'll have to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Queen admit to Mangus?

2. What does Teresina give Fabrizio when she visits him in his cell?

3. What does Fabrizio do at Mangus' house?

4. Why does the candle not help Fabrizio? What does he do?

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

6. What does Mangus ask of the King the next day after the incident in the Chapel?

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

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

9. What does Teresina say to Fabrizio when he goes to her chambers?

10. Who leads Mangus and Fabrizio to view the ghost? What happens before the ghost appears?

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

Mangus does not believe in ghosts. Mangus is a man of reason, as he often points out. Therefore, he will not be searching for ghosts, but logical explanations for what Teresina has been seeing.

1) Do you think that science can explain everything? Why or why not? Use examples from Midnight Magic and your own life to support your answer.

2) There is a saying that we see what we want to see. Explain, in depth, how this saying would relate to the statement above. Use examples from Midnight Magic and your own life to support your answer.

3) Defend or refute the following statements, using examples to support your answer: When most people see or hear something that contradicts what they believe, they will find a rationalization to support their belief.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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