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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. How do the two get into where they are?

2. How does September's future look?

3. Who takes September from her home?

4. What question does The Marquess ask September?

5. What is carved into the forehead of the person who lives at the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Ell and September have to pass through to meet with the Marquess and what happens to Ell?

2. What is September contemplating when interrupted by the Marquess, and what does the Marquess say about September's journey?

3. Where is September swimming and what is the shore like when she gets to it?

4. Who wakes September after a quiet night's sleep and what do the two say to each other?

5. What has Ell memorized and how does he get the name September chooses for him?

6. What do September and Ell ask the guardian of Pandemonium and how does the Guardian guide them?

7. In how many directions does the signpost point; what are September's choices, and what does she decide?

8. Why does Betsy allow September to enter but not her companions?

9. Who is the customs agent and what does she do?

10. What does Goodbye offer to do in exchange for what?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements in The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland. (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland a successful novel? What about young teens?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

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