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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 is September starting to want?

2. For whom does everyone on the island work?

3. What does September ask of the panther?

4. Who is Maud Elizabeth Smyth?

5. Who is blowing a kiss at September?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens as September runs out of the Worsted Wood and how is she when she reaches Mercurio?

2. How can September help Ell?

3. What does the Marquess reveal to September about the link between worlds and what does the Marquess want September to do?

4. Where do the Marquess and September ride and what does the Marquess show September?

5. What does the Panther agree to do for September?

6. What does Nor tell September about everyone in the town and how September is like them?

7. Who attacks the group and what happens to them?

8. What does September tell Ell and Saturday?

9. How does September get food when she is back on her raft?

10. What does Gleam learn of Saturday and Ell?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not?

2. Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland? Why or why not.

3. Choose one specific incident in The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland to discuss and compare one of the characters' response to how you think you would respond.

Essay Topic 2

Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Catherynne M. Valente.

2. What in Valente's background may have helped her in writing The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland? What may have influenced the way she depicts various characters and scenes?

3. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples.

Essay Topic 3

1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland including why you believe it is foreshadow. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland and your own life to support your opinion.

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