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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. When the Magister finally meets Jonathan Porterhouse, what does he give him?

2. Bethany explains that the fictional world cannot be changed because it is what?

3. What is the name of the spell the Magister uses on Dr. Verity?

4. Bethany's mother has forbidden her from doing what?

5. Owen successfully battles enemy spaceships when he casts a spell that turns them to what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Owen remain calm, even in the middle of a space battle?

2. How does Owen feel about fractions? Why?

3. Who is Charm, and what does Owen know about her?

4. What does the Magister want to understand about writers and their power?

5. What does the Magister learn about the real world by glimpsing around Owen's bedroom?

6. What are Bethany's three rules for Owen while he is in the fictional world? Why does she tell him to follow these rules?

7. What does Bethany plan to do with the Everlasting Gobstopper?

8. How does Owen persuade Bethany to enter the Kiel Gnomenfoot book?

9. What is the effect of the Magister's spell on Owen?

10. After returning to the real world, why does Bethany not use the location spell to locate her father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of the First Magician and how he influences both the story and its themes.

Essay Topic 2

Owen experiences great change over the course of the novel. In what ways does he change and in what ways does he remain the same? By the novel’s end, is he better for these changes? Explain your opinion using examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the influence Bethany’s father has on her as character and on the story as a whole.

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