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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 is important about Bethany's father?

2. What does the Magister sense regarding Owen's home?

3. What does Dr. Verity blast first with his ray gun?

4. What is the name of Owen's math teacher?

5. What object does Owen grab before entering the Kiel Gnomenfoot novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Owen want to enter the Kiel Gnomenfoot book so badly?

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

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

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

9. Why does Owen take Bethany's copy of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the characters of the Magister, Dr. Verity, and Charm and analyze the effects each has on both Owen and the plot as a whole.

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

Explain how fictional objects and creatures—such as the Everlasting Gobstopper, the Pegasus, and a shrink ray—have powerful effects in the real world. How does each have a positive effect on the characters, and how does each have a negative effect?

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