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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Magister sense regarding Owen's home?
(a) That it is the "real" world.
(b) That it is distant.
(c) That it is fictional.
(d) That it is a neighboring planet.

2. When Bethany misses her father, which book gives her comfort?
(a) The Wizard of Oz.
(b) To Kill a Mockingbird.
(c) Goodnight Moon.
(d) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

3. What is Bethany's second rule for Owen's behavior while he is in the novel?
(a) No Talking to Characters.
(b) No Eating.
(c) No Touching Anything.
(d) No Leaving the Room.

4. After Owen refuses Bethany's bribe, he tells her he will leave her alone--but only under what condition?
(a) She takes him into his Kiel Gnomenfoot book.
(b) She helps him with his math homework.
(c) She takes him to meet Willy Wonka.
(d) She teaches him how to go into books.

5. As Owen is in exile, what is all around him?
(a) A white blankness.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Thick walls of steel.
(d) Laser beams.

6. What does the Magister understand about the books in Owen's room?
(a) They are very old.
(b) They do contain magic.
(c) They can predict the future.
(d) They are all about him.

7. Owen notices that Bethany is reading which book during math class?
(a) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
(b) War of the Worlds.
(c) Jane Eyre.
(d) Through the Looking Glass.

8. Bethany explains to Owen that she avoids what while she is in a novel?
(a) The setting.
(b) The table of contents.
(c) The main characters.
(d) The author.

9. Bethany's mother has forbidden her from doing what?
(a) Jumping into books.
(b) Celebrating her birthday.
(c) Eating in class.
(d) Talking to boys.

10. What task does Owen's mother give him before heading home for the night?
(a) She asks him to return the children's books to the shelves.
(b) She asks him to finish his homework.
(c) She asks him to call a customer.
(d) She asks him to turn off the lights.

11. Where does the Magister "put" Owen?
(a) In a dungeon.
(b) Into exile along with Dr. Verity.
(c) Back in his room.
(d) On a neighboring planet.

12. Even though Bethany wants Owen to leave her alone, part of her wishes she had what?
(a) A friend.
(b) A party.
(c) A study buddy.
(d) An adventure.

13. The spell the Magister uses on Owen makes him do what?
(a) Return home.
(b) Forget everything.
(c) Tell the entire truth.
(d) Go to sleep.

14. As the novel began, Owen is in the middle of a math lesson on what subject?
(a) Long division.
(b) Fractions.
(c) Geometry.
(d) Decimals.

15. After being taken by the Magister, where does Bethany wake up?
(a) The library.
(b) Her room.
(c) The home of Jonathan Porterhouse.
(d) The cafeteria.

Short Answer Questions

1. The mysterious person who visits Owen in exile goes by what name?

2. According to the Magister, he can travel into the real word by using what?

3. What does the Magister want with other fictional characters?

4. Bethany remembers the disastrous consequences of what past event?

5. How many times can a spell be used before it has to be relearned?

(see the answer keys)

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