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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 do Sally and Gillian often have together?

2. How does Sally respond to Gillian's predicament?

3. Where does Antonia work?

4. In what state is Sally and Gillian's relationship at the opening to "Clairvoyance"?

5. What problem is Jimmy currently having?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Kylie and Antonia each feel about Gillian, where is Gillian working and what happens at her work place?

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

3. Why is Kylie looking forward to her birthday and how does Antonia feel about being beautiful?

4. Why does Gillian leave the aunts' home and what does she tell Sally?

5. Where do Sally and Gillian go to live and why?

6. What do the children in the town mothers do?

7. How does Antonia get to know Scott Morrison?

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

9. What happens in school that makes the children believe Sally is a witch?

10. What does Sally do after her husband is killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is a group of signs that present themselves to Sally foreshadowing the coming trouble, but Sally has a rational explanation for all of them.

1. What is foreshadowing? What did Sally see that would be considered foreshadowing? Why? Include examples from "Practical Magic" and your own life to illustrate your answer.

2. Discuss another example of foreshadowing in "Practical Magic" including why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from "Practical Magic" and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

Sally and Gillian are in fact very different but they do love each other. This relationship that they have is very stressful for them because they cannot stand the way that each other lives. It will be shown later on that Gillian firmly believes that Sally is wasting her life and Sally believes that Gillian is ruining hers. Despite the way that they view each other's choices they will eventually realize that they need each other.

1. Discuss some ways that Sally and Gillian could learn to accept each other for who each of them are. Use examples from Practical Magic and your own life to support your answer.

2. Why do you think Sally believes Gillian is ruining her life? Use examples from Practical Magic and your own life to support your answer.

3. Why do you think Gillian thinks Sally is wasting her life? Use examples from Practical Magic and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Gillian and Sally are ostracized in school because it is believed their family consist of witches. The children will not play with the girls and the parents are prejudiced also. Ironically, the mothers still come to the aunts for love portions.

1. What is irony? (This may need research). How is the situation with the aunts and the mothers of the children an example of irony?

2. Discuss one other example in this book that is ironic and tell why you believe the situation is ironic. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. Do you think it is wrong for the mothers to use the aunts? Why or why not? Include examples from Practical Magic and your own life to illustrate your answer.

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