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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 the man who Kylie tries to keep out of the house do?

2. What happens when Sally and Gillian start school at their new location?

3. What happens to the boy who does something to a cat?

4. What does Kylie see around everyone as they are shouting?

5. What does Kylie feel about her upcoming birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gillian tell Sally about her boyfriend, Jimmy?

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

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

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

5. How does Antonia get to know Scott Morrison?

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

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

9. What do Sally and Gillian fight about that causes Kylie to tell them about the man in the backyard?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

There are a number of interesting questions raised by "Practical Magic". Questions that Hoffman most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:

1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?

2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Hoffman's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Hoffman's probable agenda concerning that idea.

2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?

3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?

4. Research the life of Hoffman and if/where his life may have influenced his writing.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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