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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. Who is Simon's roommate at Watford?
(a) Jordan.
(b) Neil.
(c) Baz.
(d) Dec.
2. Why does the Mage tell Simon Baz may not have come back to school?
(a) Baz might have found a great job.
(b) The old families like Baz's might be planning on making a move against the Mage.
(c) Baz might have gotten married and moved away.
(d) Baz may have been kidnapped.
3. How does Simon's magic work that is different from everyone else he knows?
(a) It creates money.
(b) It is invisible.
(c) It goes off like a bomb rather than flowing nicely.
(d) It is soundless.
4. What does Penny tell Simon about the visitors from behind the veil?
(a) They are only allowed to speak in a language other than their native language.
(b) They can only ever come back to appear to the living one time in total.
(c) They are harmless.
(d) They are out to hurt people.
5. What happens once every 20 years in the magical world, according to Penny?
(a) A new Mage is born.
(b) The veil thins.
(c) Everyone has a huge celebration.
(d) A savior comes to speak to them all.
Short Answer Questions
1. The gates at Watford say that magic separates those within from which of the following?
2. What does Baz's mother ask Simon if he has done to Baz in Chapter 27?
3. Why is Ebb so sad all the time?
4. Which of the following do Simon and Baz have in common?
5. What does the Humdrum create that is dangerous for magicians?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the creature that Simon, Penny, and much of the magical world are so afraid of in the first few chapters of the book, and why?
2. In Chapter 21, what does the Mage resolve to do in regards to Simon?
3. Why is Simon nervous and apprehensive about seeing Agatha, his girlfriend, for the first time coming back to Watford in Chapter 2?
4. Why does Penny hate to talk to Simon about Baz?
5. What is a "visiting" and when does a visiting occur?
6. What kind of a relationship does Simon have with Ebb Petty?
7. Why does Baz's Aunt Fiona not want him to return to Watford right away after she rescues him?
8. What happens when the Mage tells Simon he must leave Watford in Chapter 7?
9. What does Penelope (Penny) think of Simon when she sees him back from summer break at Watford for the first time in Chapter 4?
10. Why does Agatha walk the ramparts hoping Baz will come back in Chapter 24?
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