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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 prepares to attack King Tala in Chapter 14?

2. What does Marion need for the project she is working on that Aelric wishes to find for her?

3. Who believes the broken guitar Magenta has is Johnny Thunders'?

4. What color does Heather dye Dinnie's ponytail?

5. What kind of fairies attacked the fairies in Central Park for trying to take whiskey?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Dinnie and Kerry's first date described in the book?

2. How does Aelric believe he can make Marion fall in love with him despite being turned down flat?

3. How does Morag find out the identity of Dinnie's fiddle?

4. What do the fairies in Central Park do when they see the moonbeam first appear?

5. Why does Magenta tell Kerry she is taking the poppy in Chapter 19?

6. How does Morag learn how to fix her broken violin in Chapter 25?

7. How does the group of mercenaries begin their walk to New York from Cornwall?

8. How is Johnny Thunders able to descend from heaven?

9. What does Aelric fail to do before his battle with King Tala that gets him stuck in a castle?

10. What happens when Morag tries to exchange the Bhat Gwa mirror for Kerry's poppy?

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

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 3

Compare and contrast the portrayal of humans and fairies in the book. What do these two species appear to represent in the book and what is important about their differences?

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