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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 retrieves the poppy in Chapter 31?

2. Who begins searching for Heather and Morag near the end of Chapter 18?

3. Where do the other fairies chase Heather and Morag to in Chapter 18?

4. Who is the first person to attack the mercenary team from the moonbeam when they first approach Central Park?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Aelric spend his time doing in Chapter 23 rather than preparing for his battle?

2. What does Aelric learn about Marion's loyalties after he falls in love with her?

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

4. What plan does Morag make with Kerry to try to retrieve the MacPherson Fiddle?

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

6. What happens when Kerry and Morag go to Tompkin's Square in Chapter 16?

7. Why is the fairy Brannoc depressed in Chapter 15?

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

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

10. How does Dinnie react to Kerry's theory on why Heather and Morag choose to keep the Macleod Banner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Music is a topic seen several times in the book and is something that appears to bring joy and happiness to many of the book's characters.

Part 1) What role does music play in the lives of the fairies in the book?

Part 2) What can we learn about the importance of music based on the portrayal of the MacPherson Fiddle in the book?

Part 3) As far as portraying music in a certain way, what purpose does the author have for including the character Johnny Thunders in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the presence of rebellion found in the book. How are characters like Heather and Morag portrayed as being rebellious and what purpose does the author have for presenting these characters in this manner?

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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