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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 is Simon's relationship to the Mage?

2. How does Baz react when Agatha approaches him in Chapter 38?

3. What kind of spell did Fiona once cast on Simon?

4. What does Penny have in Chapter 35 that is against the rules at Watford?

5. Why does the Mage take personal things from the homes of the Old Families?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Simon nervous and apprehensive about seeing Agatha, his girlfriend, for the first time coming back to Watford in Chapter 2?

5. Why does Agatha walk the ramparts hoping Baz will come back in Chapter 24?

6. What kind of a relationship does Simon have with Ebb Petty?

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

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

9. What does Simon Snow like to think about his biological parents?

10. Why does Baz's Aunt Fiona not want him to return to Watford right away after she rescues him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Rowell's use of humor in the book. What purpose(s) does humor serve in Carry On, and which characters and/or situations does Rowell most often use to achieve them?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring how working on the mystery of Natasha Grimm-Pitch's death together changes the dynamics between Baz, Simon, Penny, and Agatha.

Essay Topic 3

Much of the novel is concerned with issues of power and control. Simon Snow possesses a huge amount of power, but he struggles to control it. Write an essay analyzing Simon's journey throughout the novel as he attempts to use his power for morally sound purposes.

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