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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 gives Kerry's poppy to a dead homeless person?

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

3. What does Dinnie's neighbor choose to wear in her hair in Chapter 2?

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

5. What kind of fairies become upset because money is missing from their bank in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the author first describe Aelric?

3. How do Heather and Morag react to Dinnie's violin playing?

4. How does Heather tell Dinnie she and Morag were thrown out of Scotland?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Heather try to get Dinnie to give her the MacPherson Fiddle in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the portrayal of drinking presented in the book. What might the author be saying about the repercussions of drinking based on the portrayal of characters like Heather, Morag, or Dinnie in the book?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the concept of unconditional love that is presented in the book. What obstacles must characters like Kerry and Dinnie overcome in order to find unconditional love in their lives and what does this kind of love represent to them?

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