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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. Who is Scott Morrison?
2. What happens to Gillian many times per day?
3. Why is Antonia hopeless?
4. What does Gillian do that all the single women in town think is crazy?
5. What happens when the man in the backyard exhales?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do the girls see Irene ask their aunts for, what do their aunts tell Irene and what does she say?
2. What was Ben told once when he had his fortune read?
3. How does Sally figure out that Kylie will never be normal?
4. What do Sally and Gillian fight about that causes Kylie to tell them about the man in the backyard?
5. What happens when Sally hears a knock on the door one night?
6. How does Kylie react to the birthday gift from her mother and the one from Gillian and what does Sally tell Gillian about Kylie?
7. Why is Kylie looking forward to her birthday and how does Antonia feel about being beautiful?
8. What does Sally see as she is leaving the pizza parlor and how does she feel about it?
9. How do Kylie and Antonia each feel about Gillian, where is Gillian working and what happens at her work place?
10. What happens in school that makes the children believe Sally is a witch?
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
Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Discuss the following:
1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?
2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?
3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?
4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.
5. What type of plot do you think Practical Magic is? Explain your response.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the following:
1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?
2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Practical Magic, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?
3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements in Practical Magic. (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not.
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