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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 drink does Ward teach a bartender to make before Sally’s wedding?

2. Near which of the following do the Owenses pass en route to Thornfield?

3. What is the name of the library in Thornfield?

4. What is Ariel reading when Antonia calls on her?

5. Which of the following are noted to be the best tourists in Thornfield?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Ian have, publicly and privately, for quartering the Owenses in an inn in Thornfield?

2. What symptoms does Kylie display from Lockland’s curse?

3. Why are the more distant Owens relations disappointed in Ian?

4. What is on the menu at the inn in Thornfield when Lockland’s curse takes hold (313)?

5. How does The Book of the Raven note a curse must be broken?

6. What early evidence of precocity does Antonia’s son show?

7. What recipe does Margaret give Gillian?

8. What does Lockland claim is the purpose of magic (257)?

9. What is the lesson Sally and Gillian take from their experiences (377)?

10. Whence comes the town library in Thornfield?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Book of the Raven has in it an inscription from Jet that reads “Everything worthwhile is dangerous” (107). Does the novel bear out the inscription? How or how not?

Essay Topic 2

As a book in a series, The Book of Magic necessarily relies on earlier information to make itself make sense. What information is missing from the present novel that would clarify it? How do you know?

Essay Topic 3

How does the novel define magic? What in the novel supports the definition? How does it do so?

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