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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 Dee tell Josh follows the Flamels?

2. What does Scathach feel about this new prison?

3. What are Vimanas?

4. What does Tsagaglalal bring over for their ritual?

5. When was Perenelle told her future?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Marethyu showing Scathach and the others and why are they confused?

2. Why does Abraham create the book and what part is Mars supposed to play in the upcoming confrontation with John Dee?

3. Who does Zephaniah spot in Paris and what does she consider them?

4. How are Anubis and Aten experiencing the change?

5. What does Sophie at first believe when she wakes in her aunt's house and what does she do when she realizes otherwise?

6. What happens to two teenaged hoods who approach a seemingly harmless drunk?

7. What happens to Coatlicue just after John Dee brings her into the world?

8. Where are Machiavelli and Billy the Kid and about what are they talking?

9. What happens to the police officers outside a building which Dee and Virginia approach and how do Dee, Dare and Josh feel about it?

10. What does Billy the Kid ask Josh and how does he come to think he may have an answer to the question?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Whenever reading a science fiction or fantasy novel, one must become familiar with new terminology that explains concepts or ideas that are not a part of the "real" world. In the case of The Warlock, much of the setting may seem familiar to the reader (i.e. there are woods, mountains, rivers, oceans, etc), though there are new ideas and terms to learn. Discuss the following:

1. Find five terms that are a part of the world of The Warlock that occur in the "real" world but are used differently in The Warlock.

2. Define the words as used in in The Warlock world and compare those five words as to how they are currently used in the American English language.

3. There are ways of learning about a new world or time when reading a science fiction or fantasy novel. Discuss the ways you were able to understand the world of The Warlock. Did you have to look up any words? What does it mean to learn a word through its context? Do you have to do that in The Warlock? What word(s)?

4. Were there any words you never really understood from The Warlock? Which ones?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in The Warlock? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in The Warlock including why you believe it is foreshadow. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from The Warlock and your own live to support your opinion.

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