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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. In what part of London does Kylie lodge?

2. What police office arrests Ian Wright?

3. Which flowers begin to bloom as Jet perceives her coming death?

4. Which of the following books does Ian Wright possess?

5. At which of the following does Kylie stop upon reaching Thornfield?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the novel note left-hand paths begin (132)?

2. What is noted as the usual custom for personal Grimoires when their authors die?

3. What does Kylie offer in exchange for her first direction toward left-handed magic in London?

4. What are Vincent’s reasons for having fled from the Owens family in his youth?

5. How does Sally’s second husband die?

6. How does Vincent’s late beloved answer his question about regretting running away?

7. What is the condition of Lockland’s ancestral estate?

8. What actions does Franny take to rid Ian Wright of malediction?

9. What is the first working Kylie performs from The Book of the Raven?

10. What reason is given for Sally’s color-blindness?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

For any one character or location, explicate the significance of his, her, or its name.

Essay Topic 2

The most important theme of the novel, love, is clear. What is the second-most-important theme of The Book of Magic. What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Wright recalls his mother repeating an adage: Fate will make the best of you if you don’t make the best of it (230). To what extent does the novel support that adage? How does that support present itself in the text?

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