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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 does Dinnie react when Heather talks him into playing his violin at a club?

2. What does Cal struggle with at the community art show in Chapter 10?

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

4. What band did the guitarist who descends from heaven play for?

5. What kind of fairies are Heather and Morag?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Morag cause injury to a child in Chapter 11?

4. How is the atmosphere of the gallery that Kerry chases Magenta into in Chapter 11 described?

5. How does Heather discover the owner of the MacPherson Fiddle?

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

7. Describe Heather's attempts to teach Dinnie to play the violin in Chapter 6.

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

9. Describe Heather and Morag's argument in Chapter 3.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the portrayal of relics in the book. What symbolic meaning do the relics and artifacts used in the book mean to the book's characters, namely the MacPherson Fiddle, the Bhat Gwa mirror, and the MacLeod Banner?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the presence of stealing in the book. What might the author be saying about the nature of those who steal based on characters like Kerry and Morag in the book?

Essay Topic 3

The concept of magic is a leading theme found throughout the book and is responsible for urging the plot forward.

Part 1) What does magic symbolize within the context of the book?

Part 2) What role does magic play in the areas of problem solving and mischief in the book?

Part 3) What might the author wish to teach the reader about the nature of magic based on its presence in the book?

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