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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. In Chapter 14, what does Madame Weatherberry say her sick friend's name is?

2. In Chapter 16, what does Brystal tell the other students about why she has been so angry lately?

3. In Chapter 10, who does Lucy's parents say will take her place in their band?

4. In Chapter 14, what happens when Lucy reads the fairy incantation from The Truth About Magic?

5. What surrounds Madame Weatherberry's academy as protection?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, why do Lucy Goose's parents bring her to the academy of magic?

2. In Chapter 13, what happens to Brystal and Lucy in the woods?

3. In Chapter 10, what does Brystal learn about Lucy from eavesdropping on the conversation in Madame Weatherberry's office?

4. In Chapter 11, what does Brystal tell Lucy about Xanthous's Muter Medal?

5. In Chapter 13, who saves Lucy and Brystal from the witch hunters and how does the person save them?

6. In Chapter 9, why is Emerelda resentful about going with Madame Weatherberry?

7. In Chapter 13, why does Lucy run away from the magic academy?

8. In Chapter 11, what does Madame Weatherberry give Brystal to help direct and hone her magic?

9. In Chapter 14, why does Brystal make Lucy read the two incantations to discover definitively whether or not she is a witch?

10. In Chapter 12, who comes to see Madame Weatherberry as s surprise visit, and how do the students feel about the visitors?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the High Justices, people like the Edgars, and the leaders of the four kingdoms all deliberately benefit from society's fear of magical creatures, and of differences in general? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Many characters in the novel experience difficulties with their parental relationships. Choose two or three characters and write an essay comparing and contrasting their difficulties with their parent or parents, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Brystal repeatedly diffuse tensions, jealousies, competitions, and pettiness between her classmates at Madame Weatherberry's school? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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