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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 Irene return to tell the aunts?
2. What seems to be foreshadowing something happening?
3. How old is Antonia when "Premonitions" begins?
4. Where does Antonia work?
5. What grows in the garden where Sally and Gillian bury something?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Kylie see in the back yard and what ability does she have and what problems does her ability cause?
2. What does Gillian learn about Ben and how do the other women in town feel about him?
3. What does Sally do after her husband is killed?
4. How does Kylie react to the birthday gift from her mother and the one from Gillian and what does Sally tell Gillian about Kylie?
5. What is happening that has caused Gillian and Sally not to speak?
6. What do Sally and Gillian do with Jimmy and what happens immediately after they do it?
7. What happens when Sally hears a knock on the door one night?
8. Where do Sally and Gillian go to live and why?
9. How does Sally figure out that Kylie will never be normal?
10. How do the girls compare to each other and why do they not play with any of the children in town?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss one of the following:
1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in "Practical Magic". Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters are rigid?
2. Trace and analyze the theme of individual freedom in "Practical Magic". Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters work to possess individual freedom? Why?
3. Trace and analyze the theme of tradition in "Practical Magic". What the aunts' views of tradition? What about Sally? Why is tradition important to some characters? Is anyone willing to abandon traditional viewpoints? Who? What are the positive and negative sides to holding fast to tradition?
Essay Topic 2
Kylie feels that she has been pushed aside since Gillian has started seeing Ben but doesn't say anything to Gillian. Instead, she sends large orders of anchovy pizzas to Ben's house, puts ashes in Gillian's shoes and other things. It isn't until Kylie sees Gillian and Ben together that she sees the love that is around them and realizes that she can't be mad at them.
1. Do you think as the adult Gillian should be more aware of Kylie's feelings? Why or why not? Use examples from Practical Magic and your own life to support your answer.
2. It seems that Gillian used Kylie when she had no friends and has ignored her since starting to see Ben. Do you think this is a true statement? Why or why not? Use examples from "Practical Magic" and your own life to support your answer.
3. What are some better ways Kylie could have expressed her feelings of rejection and hurt? Use examples from "Practical Magic" and your own life to support your answer.
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 "Practical 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 that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?
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