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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. Who begins raising a group of mercenaries to go after Petal and Tulip in Chapter 10?

2. Where in New York do Heather and Morag go in Chapter 7?

3. Where does Heather tell Dinnie she and Morag sought shelter in a castle the night they were thrown out of Scotland?

4. What does Magenta believe Heather to be the first time she sees her?

5. Who begins playing a fiddle to help the crowd relax in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe Crohn's disease, which Kerry suffers from?

2. What does Heather do when she comes across a dead homeless person in Chapter 7?

3. How does the author first describe Aelric?

4. How does Morag destroy her fiddle?

5. How does Aelric prepare to battle King Tala in Chapter 9?

6. How do Tulip and Petal feel about their father just after landing in Central Park?

7. How does Dinnie perform when Heather coerces him into playing his violin in a Scottish bar?

8. How do Heather and Morag end up in New York City?

9. How does the author describe Heather and Morag's meeting at a music contest?

10. How does Morag first describe the MacPherson Fiddle to Dinnie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concept of peace that is presented in the book. How do the book's characters seek peace in their lives and what revelations must they have in order to find it?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the portrayal of the different groups of fairies in the book that include the Black Fairies, the Italian Fairies, the Chinese Fairies, and others. What reason did the author have for including such varying groups of fairies within the same species and are there any stereotypes present in the portrayal of these groups?

Essay Topic 3

The idea of conflict resolution is found in many areas of the book. What purpose did the author have for presenting such conflicts in the story and then showing their resolutions afterward?

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