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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 are Mallory and Simon doing when Jared next sees them?

2. About what possible relative does Jared ask?

3. In general, what is the supposed nature of Brownies?

4. Where does Jared decide to go?

5. What does Jared's mom recall about Jared's school days?

Short Essay Questions

1. What phrase is Jared thinking about in the poem, and where does he decide to go?

2. What does Jared point out in the kitchen and what happens to his evidence?

3. Why does Jared decide to go downstairs and what does he do in the kitchen?

4. What does Jared ultimately find in the trunk?

5. What does Jared do with the black plastic garbage bag and what does he see inside it?

6. What does Ms. Grace think about Mallory's situation?

7. How does Mrs. Grace feel when she wakes up Jared in the morning and what does she show him?

8. What does Jared decide to do to calm the boggart and what does he carry into the house? What is his mother's reaction to Jared's load?

9. What is the attic like?

10. What does Jared ask their mother about Arthur and what is her reply?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Whenever reading a science fiction or fantasy novel, one must become familiar with new terminology that explains concepts or technology that is not a part of the "real" world. In the case of The Field Guide, much of the setting is familiar to the reader, though there are new ideas and terms to learn. Discuss the following:

1. Find five terms that are a part of The Field Guide's world that occur in the "real" world but are used differently in The Field Guide's world. Define the words as used in in The Field Guide's world and compare those five words as to how they are currently used in the American English language.

2. There are ways of learning about a new world or time when reading a science fiction or fantasy novel. Discuss the ways you were able to understand the world of The Field Guide. Did you have to look up any words? What does it mean to learn a word through its context? Do you have to do that in The Field Guide? What word(s)?

3. Were there any words you never really understood from The Field Guide? Which ones?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast the Graces' world to that of "real" life. What are the advantages to each world? The disadvantages?

2. In which world would you rather live in if you were human? What about if you were an boggart? Explain your response.

3. If you had an Thimbletack's abilities how would you use them? Use examples from The Field Guide and your own life to illustrate your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Many novels, and perhaps a majority, of novels ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of The Field Guide.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?

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