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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 happens when Lucy reads the fairy incantation from The Truth About Magic?

2. In Chapter 11, what does Lucy conjure as part of the second class at Madame Weatherberry's?

3. In Chapter 13, who saves Brystal and Lucy in the In-Between?

4. In Chapter 9, what does Brystal do to help calm her classmates on their first night together in the castle?

5. In Chapter 15, what does Mrs. Vee make for breakfast that she teases the students about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 15, what is Xanthous's deepest secret and how do the others react to it?

7. In Chapter 10, why is Lucy upset about her own magical abilities?

8. In Chapter 11, what does Emerelda correctly answer when Madame Weatherberry asks what the difference between a wound and a scar is?

9. In Chapter 9, how does the castle react to new students and guests?

10. In Chapter 14, what does Madame Weatherberry tell Brystal about Horence's life story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing the meanings behind the four categories of magic - improvement, rehabilitation, manifestation, and imagination - citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Brystal Evergreen's mother help secure Brystal's escape from the Bootstrap Correctional Facility? What regrets do you think Mrs. Evergreen has about her own life and her children's lives? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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