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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 does Baz react when Agatha approaches him in Chapter 38?

2. Why is Ebb so sad all the time?

3. What is Simon's relationship to the Mage?

4. Which of the following does Simon look most forward to in coming back to Watford after break?

5. What kind of necklace does Simon usually wear?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it not possible for roommates at Watford to hurt each other inside their rooms?

2. In Chapter 26, what terrible spell does Simon remember Baz casting that affected Philippa instead of Simon?

3. How do things go for Simon when he sees Agatha for the first time since summer break in Chapter 12?

4. What is every eighth-year student at Watford tasked with doing by the end of the year in order to graduate?

5. In Chapter 21, what does the Mage resolve to do in regards to Simon?

6. What is Simon's attitude towards his roommate, Tyrannus Basilton (Baz) Pitch?

7. What physical object does Simon most often, and instinctively, reach for when he is about to perform magic?

8. In Chapter 18, what is Davy's concern about the way that Watford is going?

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. What is a "visiting" and when does a visiting occur?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

So-called "compulsion" spells - those that force people to tell the truth, or to do something against their will - are restricted and advanced. When Simon accidentally casts on on Agatha, he immediately revokes it, but the damage has been done to their relationship (140). Write an essay analyzing what message Rowell is trying to send to the reader within this scene.

Essay Topic 2

In Carry On, the reader understands whose Simon Snow's parents are and how his mother, Lucy, felt about him, but neither Simon nor any of the other main characters ever discover this information. Write an essay exploring why Rowell might have chosen to make the intriguing and somewhat unusual choice to reveal this important information to the reader but to keep it from the characters.

Essay Topic 3

At the end of the novel, Agatha decides to leave the world of magic behind, against her parents' wishes and hopes. Write an essay exploring Agatha's choice and what it means in the context of the pressures and expectations young people often feel from external sources.

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