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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 Wanda complain about in New York in Chapter 5?

2. What does Barbie say about a home in Chapter 6?

3. To whom does Barbie talk that she does not believe will actually protect her from the guards in Chapter 4?

4. To where do thousands of people disappear on the Isle of Thorns in Chapter 5?

5. What does Barbie recognize the Brightly Shining Sea to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wilkinson say that Barbie does not believe when they wake up the day after they hid from the Black Guard in the cave and read Tantoblin's scroll?

2. What does Thessaly say when Morpheus departs?

3. What does Barbie ask Morpheus to do?

4. To whom does the Cuckoo introduce Barbie?

5. What does Barbie talk about on the car ride with Dora and what does she dream about?

6. What does the beggar woman tell Wanda in Chapter 5?

7. What does the world need to exist, according to the Cuckoo?

8. What do Nuala and Morpheus talk about in Chapter 4?

9. What do Barbie and the Cuckoo say about childhood abuse and imagination?

10. What does Barbie discuss with Aunt Dora in the diner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the symbolism inherent in the use of jewelry, stones and other objects in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Choose a character that inspires fear initially (Morpheus, Thessaly) but later evokes reluctant admiration and appreciation from the girls. Explain this change.

Essay Topic 3

Describe some of the settings for this book. What is the overall setting? Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular-culture events. How does the location of these events affect the understanding of the novel?

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