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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 do Gillian and Sally come to be separated?

2. What happens when something unlucky happens?

3. How many times have Gillian and Sally seen each other in the past 18 years?

4. What do the townspeople think about Jet and Frances?

5. What does Gillian believe about the world?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Ben told once when he had his fortune read?

2. How does Antonia feel about Ben and Gillian getting together and what does she do about it?

3. What is happening that has caused Gillian and Sally not to speak?

4. How does Antonia get to know Scott Morrison?

5. How does Kylie react to the birthday gift from her mother and the one from Gillian and what does Sally tell Gillian about Kylie?

6. What does Kylie hear from the man in the back yard and what does she try to do about it? What is the man causing everyone in the house to have?

7. What does Kylie see in the back yard and what ability does she have and what problems does her ability cause?

8. What do the girls see Irene ask their aunts for, what do their aunts tell Irene and what does she say?

9. How does Sally figure out that Kylie will never be normal?

10. What is Gillian receiving from Ben everyday and what does she think of that? How did she get to know him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in "Practical Magic".

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of "Practical Magic". How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of "Practical Magic". How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

Essay Topic 2

Characters are an important part of what makes "Practical Magic" interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Gillian. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Sally. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Kylie. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

"Practical Magic" belongs to the fantasy genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the historical novel genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a science fiction novel and a fantasy novel?

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