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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 stolen from Dinnie while he plays his instrument in Chapter 5?

2. Where do Morag and Kerry chase Magenta into in Chapter 11?

3. What kind of fairies are Heather and Morag?

4. What kind of piece is Kerry's friend reading in Chapter 11?

5. Which band's songs did Kerry's ex-boyfriend wish to teach her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Kerry retrieves her stolen poppy from Magenta in Chapter 12?

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

3. Why are the Italian fairies angry at the end of Chapter 9?

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

5. Why does Kerry say that her boyfriend Cal broke up with her?

6. What does Morag do after seeing some lobsters being held in a restaurant tank?

7. How are Magenta's delusions described in Chapter 3?

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

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

10. What advice does Heather give to Dinnie to help him win over Kerry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the presence of rebellion found in the book. How are characters like Heather and Morag portrayed as being rebellious and what purpose does the author have for presenting these characters in this manner?

Essay Topic 2

Suffering is a concept shown throughout the book, namely in the character Kerry.

Part 1) How does the author present suffering in the book in characters like Kerry, suffering in health, and Aelric, suffering from forbidden love?

Part 2) What lessons do the characters that suffer appear to learn from their experiences?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the portrayal of abandonment in the book. What impact does being abandoned have on the book's characters especially the five fairies trapped in Central Park?

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