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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. How did Mulch save himself from the goblin boss's attack?

2. What word does Root use when he is very upset?

3. What does Mulch find in the first safe?

4. What stops a dwarf from tunneling?

5. Of what does Holly inform Foaly?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Angeline's mental health diminished since the beginning of the novel to the next time that we meet her with Artemis?

2. What is Holly's plan now that she has restored her power?

3. What happens to Mulch while he is in prison in his latest incident?

4. What does Mulch do once inside Fowl Manor?

5. What is Artemis plotting in regards to Root in Chapter 5?

6. Describe in detail the complete fight between Butler and the troll.

7. What is the nature of Root's character?

8. How and why does Holly save the Mud People?

9. What kind of a character is Mulch Diggums?

10. What has happened to Juliet since Holly retrieved her powers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Holly the central character of the story and if so, why does Eoin Colfer choose the central character to be a female?

Essay Topic 2

How is Foaly used for comic relief? Why does Colfer use comic relief? Does the comic relief add to the depth of the tale?

Essay Topic 3

From the beginning of the novel to the end, trace the knowledge that the reader is given concerning the ways of the fairies. Does Colfer portray fairies as other writers have done? How does Colfer's depiction differ from other stories the reader knows? How are they similar?

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