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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who killed Parsifal's father?
(a) Parsifal.
(b) Kitty.
(c) An intruder.
(d) Dot.

2. Kitty tells Sabine that _____________ was supposed to be the magician's assistant.
(a) Phan.
(b) Darla.
(c) Bertie.
(d) Kitty.

3. Sabine's parents feel that meeting the Fetters was _________________.
(a) a courageous thing to do.
(b) a very therapeutic thing to do.
(c) not a good thing for Sabine.
(d) the best thing Sabine could do.

4. At what age did Parsifal leave home for good?
(a) 18.
(b) 13.
(c) 20.
(d) 22.

5. What type of rug is on the floor of Parsifal's childhood bedroom?
(a) Hand painted.
(b) Jute.
(c) Oriental.
(d) Tartan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Guy Fetters?

2. What message does Sabine get out of the dream she has?

3. In what state do the Fetters live?

4. Sabine thinks that leaving Nebraska ________________.

5. Who is Parsifal's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does The Magician's Assistant begin?

2. Why does Sabine make the decision to visit the Fetters family?

3. Why did Sabine marry Parsifal, a gay man?

4. What does Phan tell Sabine in a dream after Parsifal dies?

5. What had Parsifal always told Sabine about his family?

6. Who is Haas and what is his role in the story?

7. Describe Dot's visit at the cemetery.

8. What thought comforts Sabine when her small plane experiences turbulence and she thinks she may die?

9. Why does the Magic Castle experience jolt Sabine into reality about her life?

10. What does Dot's invitation to Sabine foreshadow for the story?

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