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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. From whom in London does Kylie purchase magical accoutrements?

2. Which of the following does Ian have tattooed on his left forearm?

3. Which of the following books does the Owens Library hold?

4. With which of the following had Ward’s daughter been diagnosed?

5. On which street is the care facility where Reverend Willard lives?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gillian attempt to evade her family’s curse with Ben Frye?

2. How does Hardwick respond to Kylie’s appearance at the library following Gideon’s accident?

3. What does Ward ask Vincent to do as the latter leaves the Invisible Library?

4. What reason does Jet posit for having been a voracious reader as a girl?

5. What does Vincent write to Fanny after Jet’s death?

6. What is the significance of butter melting expressed in the novel?

7. What is the origin of the Owens Library in the novel?

8. What are the likely reasons, per the novel, a person checks into a hotel without luggage?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sources attest to the presence of The Book of Magic on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Consider the novel’s preoccupation with Shakespeare, not only in the main text, but also in the back matter. What effect does that preoccupation have on the readers, and how is that effect achieved?

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