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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Hastings tell Jack is the first step to controlling his powers?
(a) Practice.
(b) Self-awareness.
(c) Shadowslayer.
(d) Education.

2. In Chapter 9, what does Jack think his training is leading him toward?
(a) Greater understanding of Weir.
(b) To protect his aunt from wizards.
(c) To protect himself from kidnappers.
(d) Some kind of challenge.

3. How long had Lee's family been on the run before returning to their home as Lee describes in the beginning of the prologue?
(a) A week.
(b) A fortnight.
(c) Six months.
(d) A month.

4. What does the newspaper article Jack finds in the library say about the cause of death for Susannah Downy?
(a) A gash to the chest.
(b) A gun wound.
(c) Crush injuries from a horse.
(d) A broken neck.

5. From what war does Lee's neighbors think the 'bandits' who attacked Lee's family were remnants of?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) The Mexican War.
(c) The Spanish-American War.
(d) The Revolutionary War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What truth does Jack learn about many of his neighbors that surprises him?

2. In Chapter 8, why is Jack worried about his aunt, Linda?

3. Who is with Becka in the kitchen when Jack awakes in Chapter 2?

4. Why does Jack believe in Chapter 3 that Linda did not ask him to drive?

5. In Chapter 10, to what does Jack attribute Ellen's ability to help him in the fight against Lobeck and his friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jack do when he remembers that he forgot to take his medication?

2. Who confronts Jack after the championship game? What happens?

3. What does Jack tell Nick about missing his medication? What does Nick say about Jack's reaction?

4. In Chapter 6, what immediate impact does Jack feel from his new medication?

5. In Chapter 3, Jack is attacked by a man with a saber, but does not suffer any injury. How is this possible?

6. What happens the first time Hastings sends Jack an opponent in his special arena?

7. In Chapter 8, what does Nick begin to teach Jack? What does Nick give to Jack?

8. What does Linda tell Jack in Chapter 5 that explains the need for the sword?

9. What surgery did Dr. Longbranch perform on Jackson Swift as an infant? For what reason?

10. What does Lee find when he returns home? What does Lee know about who is responsible for what he finds?

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