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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 task does Owen's mother give him before heading home for the night?

2. For a moment, Owen wonders if the mysterious person who visits Owen in exile might be whom?

3. What is Bethany's first rule for Owen's behavior while he is in the novel?

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

5. Where does Owen's mother do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Owen take with him when entering the Kiel Gnomenfoot novel? Why?

2. After Owen discovers Bethany's power, where does she take him? What is the effect of her demonstration?

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

4. What does the Magister want Bethany to do for him? Why?

5. How does Kiel feel about the Magister's actions?

6. Where does the Magister imprison Bethany?

7. What happened at Bethany's fourth birthday party, and what were the effects of this event?

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

9. Who is Nobody, and how does Owen meet him?

10. What does Kiel Gnomenfoot think about the things Owen tells the Magister?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At one point in the novel, Kiel advises Bethany to “Be more fictional.” What does he mean by this advice, and how does this idea impact not only Bethany but the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you compare and contrast Kiel’s world with the real one. What similarities do you see? What differences?

Essay Topic 3

Books and stories are very important to the story. Discuss how Owen, Bethany, and Jonathan Porterhouse each view them. What point do you think the author is trying to make regarding the importance of books and stories?

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