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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 Gary decide to do after reading the letter from Sally to Gillian?

2. Why does Kylie stop being mad at Gillian?

3. Who gives Kylie a picture of Maria Owens for her birthday?

4. When is Maria often seen traveling?

5. What does Sally say to Gary about Jimmy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gideon do after his mother tells him what is going to happen and how does he know if Kylie and him are still friends?

2. What does Gary realize about Gillian and what does he think is Sally and Gillian's connection to Jimmy?

3. Who is at the aunts' house for Thanksgiving and what does the letter they receive say?

4. What do Gillian and Sally do when Gary leaves and why?

5. Why did Maria Owens attract attention when she came to Massachusetts?

6. What does Gideon's mother tell him at the beginning of Levitation?

7. What does Kylie feel about going to her aunts that summer?

8. What does Sally do to find Gary and what does she do when she finds where he is staying?

9. What does Ben tell Gillian about her abilities and what does she do as the result of his opinion?

10. What does Sally decide to do about Gary?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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.

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