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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 does the person in #85 think Sabine will want to do today?
2. What does Howard do when he realizes he has been fooled in the magic trick?
3. Which of the following does Sabine NOT see when she watches The Tonight Show video?
4. What does Sabine decide to make for Kitty's boys?
5. What do Sabine's parents want her to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Sabine finally see in the Tonight Show performance?
2. What does Sabine make of the kiss from Kitty?
3. What news does Sabine tell the Fetters family that upsets them?
4. Why does Sabine realize a newfound respect for Howard?
5. What makes Sabine wonder if the people she loved put on brave faces for her?
6. Who is Howard Plate and what can be assumed by his behavior?
7. How do the stories about Albert Fetters make Sabine realize that Parsifal did what he had to do in order to survive?
8. What does Sabine discover when she explores Parsifal's childhood room?
9. What is Sabine's dream as she naps with Kitty?
10. How is Parsifal's true past so different from the one Sabine had always envisioned?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of living in denial. Identify at least two characters who either embody or experience living in denial and then cite an example to support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Explain the ongoing conflict between Howard and the rest of the Fetters family. What are the main sources of the conflicts? Why does it perpetuate? Why does Howard feel a special conflict with Sabine?
Essay Topic 3
The search for love is an important theme in THE MAGICIAN'S ASSISTANT. Can you cite an example to support this theme? Name two other themes and cite examples to support your answer.
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