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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. Where are Tulip and Petal from?

2. What kind of disease does Kerry have?

3. What is the name of the person who owned the famous violin created by a fairy for humans?

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

5. What is the name of Dinnie's beautiful neighbor who he likes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Morag destroy her fiddle?

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

7. How does Heather help Dinnie earn money playing the violin?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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