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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 country were Heather and Morag thrown out of?

2. What is the name of Kerry's ex boyfriend?

3. What job does Dinnie hold in the book?

4. Where does Aelric live?

5. Why is the crowd ignoring Kerry's friend who is reading in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do the Chinese fairies become angry when Kerry shoplifts a mirror from them?

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

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

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

7. How is Kerry planning to make her Celtic Alphabet?

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

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

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

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 portrayal of art in the book. What role does art play in the book and what reason might the author have for portraying it in this manner?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the symbolism of the rare Welsh poppy in the book. What significance does this flower have considering it passed through the hands of nearly all of the book's characters?

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