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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 kind of magic trick does Sabine do for Kitty?

2. Who had released Parsifal from the locked location?

3. Who does Sabine think deserved to be the real magician's assistant?

4. Where does Dot go after talking to Sabine?

5. What does Kitty tell Dot when she stops in one day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sabine wonder about the residents of Alliance as they drive Bertie to the emergency room?

2. What news does Sabine tell the Fetters family that upsets them?

3. What are the circumstances in which Kitty kisses Sabine?

4. How do Sabine's views of the world differ from Dot's perspective?

5. What is Sabine's dream as she naps with Kitty?

6. Why does Dot think that she handled the situation with Guy so poorly?

7. What does Sabine finally see in the Tonight Show performance?

8. Who is Howard Plate and what can be assumed by his behavior?

9. How are Sabine's memories of the Tonight Show performance different from how the Fetters family views it?

10. Why does Dot take Sabine to the top of a knoll?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the book's title? What are some other possible titles for the book. List at least five and cite your reasons for each.

Essay Topic 2

THE MAGICIAN'S ASSISTANT is a classic story of loss and renewal. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the role of the family in THE MAGICIAN'S ASSISTANT. What does it mean for each of the main characters? How does the family evolve in its support of each other? How typical is this family to most families living during the late 20th century? How does the triangular relationship between Parsifal, Phan and Sabine consist of a family of sorts?

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