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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 Kylie ask her father as he is leaving the house?

2. What are Kylie's parents doing at the opening of Chapter 1?

3. What town is near the camp?

4. Who does Kylie see outside the house that upsets her?

5. What was the cost of the trade?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Kylie's family situation at the opening to the novel?

2. Why do the campers wiggle their eyebrows and what do they believe about Kylie concerning communicating with them?

3. Why does Kylie feel embarrassed about cuddling with a kitten?

4. Why are members of FRU curious about Kylie?

5. What is Kylie doing on the evening her father departed?

6. How does the party end and where does Kylie go from the party?

7. What does Kylie see outside her house and what is her response?

8. What happens when Kylie, Miranda and Della are in their cabin together?

9. How does Della become a vampire?

10. What does Kylie ask Helen to do and what is the result?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As in many fantasy novels, magic or super powers are an inherent part of a few of the characters in a novel. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the use of supernatural powers in "Born at Midnight". Who possesses supernatural powers as an inherent aspect of their nature? How does the inequality between those who have supernatural powers and those who do not impact "Born at Midnight"?

2. Why do you think magic or super powers exist in so many fantasy novels? Do you think a novel can be "fantasy" and there be no magic or super powers as a part of the storyline? Why or why not.

3. Would you desire to possess the ability to use magic or have a super power if there were such a talent in our world? Why or why not? What would be the advantages and disadvantages of possessing such an ability?

Essay Topic 2

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in "Born at Midnight"? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in "Born at Midnight" including why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the text to illustrate your answer.

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

Essay Topic 3

Born at Midnight belongs to the fantasy genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the fantasy genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a fantasy and a historical novel or mystery?

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